The utilization of the phosphorus from an aluminium-iron rock phosphate. II. By sheep

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Reinach, Norman
Louw, J.G.

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Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria

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The availability of the phosphorus in "bone pellets" and aluminium-iron rock phosphates was compared with bone meal. In evaluating the products, inorganic phosphorus content of the blood, live weight gains, phosphorus retention, X-ray photographs and the pathological and chemical examination of the bones of the sheep were used as criteria. From the overall results thus obtained it can be concluded that: (i) "Bone pellets" are as efficient as bone meal as a source of phosphorus. (ii) Aluminium-iron rock phosphate is practically useless in this respect and cannot replace bone meal in animal nutrition.

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Veterinary medicine

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Reinach, N & Louw, JG 1958, 'The utilization of the phosphorus from an aluminium-iron rock phosphate. II. By sheep', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 27, no. 4, pp. 617-623.