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Observations on the mineral metabolism of pullets. IV

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. H. Common
R. H. Common
Affiliation:
Chemical Research Division of the Ministry of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, and the Queen's University of Belfast
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1. Phytic acid in cereals and in certain rations based on cereals was incompletely hydrolysed during its passage through the intestinal tract of the pullet.

2. The percentage recovery in the droppings of phytic acid in a ration (24·2%) based on cereals plus extracted soya bean meal was considerable even when the ration included no calcium supplements. Both calcium carbonate and tricalcic phosphate greatly increased the percentage recovery. A supplement of calcium carbonate led to a somewhat higher recovery of phytic acid than a supplement of tricalcic phosphate containing the same amount of calcium.

3. The recovery of phytic acid tended to be somewhat higher in laying birds than in non-laying birds; this may have been associated with decreased amounts of calcium in the alimentary tract due to the demands for egg-shell formation.

4. The observations of Knowles et al. on the composition of the droppings of non-laying pullets on certain rations were confirmed; it was found, however, that their rule connecting the amounts of carbonate, calcium and phosphorus in such droppings did not extend (a) to the case of laying pullets, or (b) to certain other rations of wider Ca/P ratio.

5. The interpretation of the rule enunciated by Knowles et al. to mean that calcium and phosphorus are normally excreted by the pullet as dicalcium phosphate and calcium carbonate was shown to be untenable in view of the fact that the droppings may obey this rule and yet contain considerable amounts of phosphorus in organic combination.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 1940 , pp. 113 - 131
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1940

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