Florida Agricultural Experiment Station


TABLE H.-THE DIGESTIBILITY OF THE NUTRIENTS OF NATAL GRASS HAY
 AS DETERMINED WITH FOUR STEERS IN FOUR SUCCESSIVE FIVE-DAY
 PERIODS.


Animal Trial
Number Number


E-49




E-50




E-51




E-52


29




30




31




32


 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 percent | percent percent


 3.70
 3.48
 12.54
 9.56
 7.35

 8.58
 11.99
14.57
25.34
15.12

18.00
-5.24
18.04
18.35
12.29

4.93
-8.67
3.84
-8.52
-2.11


8.81
 .39
12.25
11.18


67.22
61.60
57.21
53.56
59.87

57.75
53.48
60.24
61.24
58.18

67.81
56.52
62.34
65.86
63.13

60.53
49.82
58.88
55.45
56.17


63.33
55.36
59.67
59.03


8.16 59.34


54.35
55.60
52.69
48.57
52.79

55.55
46.20
54.25
57.00
53.25

55.01
46.57
54.78
50.92
51.82

51.54
46.73
53.81
46.06
49.53


67.74
75.78
62.72
34.72
60.22

66.35
63.67
65.63
79.59
68.81

73.87
62.89
82.92
70.87
72.64

63.57
69.66
77.52
80.82
72.89


54.11 67.88
48.78 68.00
53.88 72.20
50.64 66.50


51.85 68.64