[Glucose content of lambs' blood. 2. Blood glucose content during several hours after feeding].

During a 16-hour fasting period, the development of the blood glucose level of ewelessly reared lambs of 4 to 30 days of age was analysed. While the blood glucose level of lambs during their first week of life reacted with a considerable increase and a relatively quick decrease on the administration of milk substitutes, the course of this curve became smoother with increasing age. After a five-hour fasting period, the blood glucose level--after 4 days of the lambs' life--amounted to 101 mg, after 9 days to 96 mg, after 16 days to 91 mg, after 23 days to 64 mg, after 30 days to 71 mg per 100 ml blood.

[Glucose content of lambs' blood. 1. Effect of administration of various carbohydrates].

After the oral administration of lactose or starch the blood sugar content was proofed as an indicator for the carbohydrate digestion and resorption of lambs at the age of 7 to 35 days. With increasing age the blood sugar level during fasting decreased, on an average of all lambs, from 65 to 50 mg glucose/100 ml blood. The administration of lactose resulted in an increase of the blood glucose content on all days.