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Effects of particle size on the biological availability of calcium and phosphorus in defluorinated phosphate for chicks.
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Poultry science [Poult Sci] 1990 Jul; Vol. 69 (7), pp. 1110-7. - Publication Year :
- 1990
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Abstract
- A total of 576 d-old, male, broiler chicks were used in two trials 1) to determine the range of Ca and P levels over which the response in bone characteristics is linear and 2) to determine the influence of particle size of defluorinated rock phosphate (DFP) on the bioavailability of Ca and P in DFP. Six treatments were used in Experiment 1 in which varying percentages of added Ca (.00, .06, .12, .24, .36, and .48%) and added P (.00, .05, .10, .20, .30, and .40%) were evaluated in a corn-soybean meal diet containing 23% CP, .47% Ca, and .39% P (.14% available P). Weight gain, feed intake, and tibia breaking strength increased (P less than .001) with increasing levels of dietary Ca and P. Treatments in Experiment 2 consisted of: 1) Diet 1, a corn-soybean meal basal diet (23% CP, .50% Ca, .46% P, .21% available P), 2) Diet 1 with .12% added Ca from calcium carbonate (CC) and .07% added P from monosodium phosphate (MSP), 3) Diet 1 with .24% added Ca from CC and .14% added P from MSP; and 4 to 8), Diet 1 with .24% added Ca and .14% added P from five particle sizes of DFP. Feed intake, weight gain, and tibia breaking strength and ash percentage increased linearly (P less than .01) and feed:gain ratio decreased quadratically (P less than .10) with increasing percentages of added Ca and P in Diets 1 to 3.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0032-5791
- Volume :
- 69
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Poultry science
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2235830
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0691110