Factors affecting the retention of calcium by the chick |
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| Authors: | C C Whitehead W A Dewar J N Downie |
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| Affiliation: | Agricultural Research Council's , Poultry Research Centre , King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3JS, Scotland |
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| Abstract: | The addition of 5 or 10% tallow to a broiler diet containing 0.9% calcium reduced the retention of that element, although not sufficiently to cause a deficiency. Supplementation of the diets with vitamin D3 above the minimum requirement level did not improve the retention of calcium in the added fat diets. |
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