Interrelationships between Dietary Levels of Sodium, Chlorine and Potassium

Effects of dietary cation-anion balance on acid base balance and blood parameters in anaerobically exercised horses

“…This work concurs with that of Neshiem et al (1964) who showed that addition of sodium and potassium by excess dietary chloride. Hamilton and Thompson (1980) displayed a decrease in blood pH, HC03-and eggshell strength in laying hens caused by increasing dietary chloride from .11 to 2.13%.…”

Effect of Dietary Cation-Anion Balance and Calcium Content on General Performance and Incidence of Leg Abnormalities of Broiler Chickens

“…Nutrient and mineral balance in chicken diets has received much attention in the literature during the past two decades. For example, Nesheim et al (1964) showed that equimolar amounts of either sodium (Na) or potassium (K) counteracted the deleterious effect on chick growth due to excess chloride (Cl) in the diet.…”

Interrelationships between dietary concentrations of sodium, potassium and chloride in laying hens

“…This assumption does not appear to be justified a priori; it is known, for example, that the effects of dietary Cl~ on the acid-base balance of the hen's blood varies with the amounts of Na+ and K+ present (Cohen and Hurwitz, 475 476 B. SAUVEUR AND P. MONGIN 1974). Studies on broilers have also shown the importance for growth of a balance between Na+, K+ and Cl~ (Nesheim et al, 1964;Mellieres and Forbes, 1966;Hurwitz et al, 1974;Sauveur and Mongin, 1974).…”