Untersuchungen Über die Phosphoraufnahme und Ablagerung Junger Schweine Durch Etikettierung mit³²P

Mineral Metabolism (Animal)

“…However, in other species the results are more closely associated with the formation of bone with the metaphysis best indicating the nutritional status with regards to calcium (39, 42 to 47). The small intestine appears to be the principal site for excretion and absorption in the laying hen, and calcium is rapidly transferred to the shell with approximately 29 per cent of admin istered Ca46 recovered in the shell of the second egg (52,54,55,58,77,78). Increased levels of calcium and phosphorus in the diet may induce the calcinosis syndrome with marked ly increased ash content of the hearts of cotton rats (53).…”