Digestible Nutrient Content


TABLE G.-THE DIGESTIBILITY OF THE NUTRIENTS OF Crotalaria intermedia
 SILAGE AS DETERMINED WITH FOUR STEERS IN FOUR SUCCESSIVE FIVE-
 DAY PERIODS.


Animal Trial
Number Number


E-49 17




E-50 18


E-51




E-52


19




20


5-Day
Period
Number


 I
 II
 III
 IV
Average

 I
 II
 III
 IV
Average

 I
 II
 III
 IV
Average
 I
 II
 III
 IV
Average


Average "I" periods......
Average "II" periods....
Average "III" periods-
Average "IV" periods..


Grand average..............


 Coefficients of Digestibility
 Crude Crude N-free Crude
Protein Fiber Extract Fat
percent I percent percent percent

55.44 32.29 30.88 62.49
66.19 22.97 39.19 55.96
57.06 20.05 30.78 52.40
70.92 28.82 44.32 77.29
62.02 26.20 36.10 65.25

65.86 39.87 55.55 75.58
61.02 31.07 42.45 75.20
65.79 30.24 31.11 77.80
62.95 28.67 35.60 63.'0
63.93 32.82 41.87 73.26

60.06 45.92 40.93 47.54
70.04 46.53 49.11 55.69
66.71 33.98 44.26 68.57
66.63 32.48 46.30 78.69
65.79 40.09 45.16 61.69

 59.99 40.74 41.58 67.63
 65.32 36.44 46.52 71.02
 58.54 27.78 30.26 65.31
 53.89 19.43 36.61 65.75
 59.75 31.74 39.15 67.49


 60.34 39.71 42.24 63.31
 65.64 34.25 44.32 64.47
 62.03 29.01 34.10 66.02
 63.60 27.35 40.71 71.41


 62.87 32.71 40.57 66.92
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