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Phosphorus and calcium metabolism in growing calves with special emphasis on phosphorus homoeostasis. 4. Studies on milk-fed calves given different amounts of dietary phosphorus but a constant intake of calcium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. Challa  and
G. D. Braithwaite
J. Challa
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute for Grassland and Animal Production, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 5LR, UK
G. D. Braithwaite
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute for Grassland and Animal Production, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 5LR, UK
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Summary

Friesian bull calves, 2 weeks old, were given an experimental diet of cow's milk supplemented with phosphorus to provide three rates of P intake: adequate, high, and very high. After 1 week's preliminary feeding, studies of absorption, endogenous secretion, urinary excretion, serum concentration, retention and kinetics of Ca and P metabolism were made by a balance and dualradioisotope technique with 32P and 45Ca.

The efficiency of P absorption decreased significantly as the P intake increased and the highest absorption efficiency was 96% on the unsupplemented milk diet. Endogenous faecal excretion of P was low on all treatments. Urinary P excretion was substantial even on the milk-only diet and increased further with supplementation of P. The efficiency of absorption of Ca remained constant, and urinary Ca excretion was low in all the groups. Serum P and Ca concentrations did not vary significantly but there was a significant decrease in the retention of P and Ca as the P intake increased.

Although urinary excretion appears to be the main process responsible for P homoeostasis in preruminant milk-fed calves, some regulation of the efficiency of absorption of P according to the P intake may also occur.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 113 , Issue 3 , December 1989 , pp. 285 - 289
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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