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Maintenance requirements of phosphorus and absorbability of dietary phosphorus in sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

A. C. Field
Affiliation:
Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, EH17 7JH

Extract

The factorial approach to the determination of the dietary requirements of macroelements is a two-stage process; in the first the net requirements are estimated and in the second, the fractional absorption of the dietary mineral is used to convert net to dietary requirements (Agricultural Research Council, 1965). At the first stage the maintenance component is allotted a fixed value, so that estimated dietary requirements are directly proportional to absorbability of the element.

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Short Note
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1983

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