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The effect of changes of dietary calcium concentration on calcium metabolism in sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

G. D. Braithwaite
G. D. Braithwaite
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
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1. The effect of changes of dietary calcium concentration on Ca metabolism in eight adult wethers has been studied by the use of balance and radioactive techniques.

2. Animals receiving an adequate Ca intake absorbed sufficient Ca to supply their maintenance requirements only; a change in intake resulted in a corresponding change in the rate of absorption and disturbed this Ca balance. The new rate of absorption appeared to be determinded by the Ca concentration of the new diet and the efficiency of absorption of Ca from the previous diet.

3. Provided the new diet contained sufficient available Ca, animals quickly altered their efficiency of absorption of Ca until they were again absorbing enough for maintenance only.

4. When a lack of available Ca in the diet made it impossible for them to meet their maintenance requirements, they slowly reduced faecal endogenous excretion of Ca.

5. Ca-deficient animals absorbed Ca at a very high rate when given a diet plentiful in Ca, and absorption decreased only when all the previous losses had been restored.

6. Ca-deficient animals also mobilized Ca reserves more readily in response to a severe loss of blood Ca than did animals which were not deficient.

7. Retention of Ca was directly related to the rate of absorption of Ca and inversely related to the rate of resorption of Ca from bone.

8. The results indicate that resorption of Ca from bone is the major process involved in Ca homoeostasis and that Ca absorption is responsible for the long-term control of Ca metabolism and in particular for maintaining body Ca reserves.

Type
General Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , May 1974 , pp. 319 - 331
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1974

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