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Absorption by sheep of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium from a poultry litter supplemented diet

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

D. Ben-Ghedalia ,
H. Tagari  and
A. Geva
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Summary

Eight Morino lambs equipped with simple cannulac in the duodenum and terminal ileum were divided into two equal groups and used to study the net absorption of calcium, phosphorus and magnesium from concentrate diets supplemented by soyabean meal or by ensiled poultry litter. Mean net absorption of Ca, P and Mg for the soya-bean meal and poultry-litter treatments, respectively, was 31·6, 10·1; 34·7, 35·4; and 51·5, 41·6.

Irrespective of the diet, the small intestino was the major site for Ca and P absorption and the stomachs for the absorption of Mg. A large secretion of P in the stomachs was found with both diets; 8·50 and 9·32 g/day for the soya-bean meal and poultry-litter treatments, respectively.

The results of the present study support the view that poultry litter is a good source of P and Mg for sheep and can be used with deficient diets. Owing to the low rate of Ca absorption from the poultry-litter diet, it appears that at limited levels of inclusion, the extra added Ca would not be a detrimental factor.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 98 , Issue 1 , February 1982 , pp. 85 - 88
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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