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The availability and absorption of calcium and phosphorus in the young growing pig

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

C. T. Whittemore ,
W. C. Smith  and
A. Thompson
C. T. Whittemore
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
W. C. Smith
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
A. Thompson
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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Summary

The availability of Ca and P in the young growing pig was determined by the use of a radioisotopic technique. Eighteen Large White barrows of 25 kg mean body weight were used in the study, 10 being fed 1·20 kg per day of a cereal-based diet and the remainder half of this amount. At the higher dietary level the intake of Ca was 9·4 g/day, and that of P was 9·7 g/day. The mean availabilities of Ca and P were 41·5% and 78·1% respectively. At the lower level of intake there was no significant change in the availability of either element, mean values being 39·6% for Ca and 82·5% for P. These values contrast markedly with the 67% for Ca and 50% for P currently used in the calculation of dietary requirements for the elements by the factorial approach.

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Animal Production , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , December 1972 , pp. 265 - 271
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1972

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