Fish feeds supplemented with calcium-based buffering minerals decrease stomach acidity, increase the blood alkaline tide and cost more to digest

Abstract Predatory fish in the wild consume whole prey including hard skeletal parts like shell and bone. Shell and bone are made up of the buffering minerals calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and calcium phosphate (Ca3(PO4)2). These minerals resist changes in pH, meaning they could have physiological conse...

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Main Authors: Harriet R. Goodrich, Alex A. Berry, Daniel W. Montgomery, William G. Davison, Rod W. Wilson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22496-3