A pilot study on dietary and faecal calcium/phosphorus ratios in different types of captive ruminating herbivores

Abstract Quantitative differences in calcium and phosphorus metabolism between domestic species exist and can be visualised using data on calcium and phosphorus intake and faecal excretion. The parameter for analysing the results was defined as Δ = dietary calcium/phosphorus (Ca/P) ratio – faecal Ca...

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Main Authors: Linda Böswald, Britta Dobenecker, Maike Lücht, Christine Gohl, Ellen Kienzle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Veterinary Medicine and Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.667