Clark, R.Alexander, R.A.Clark, R.Louw, J.G.De Kock, V.E.2017-01-302017-01-3020161953Clark, R 1953, 'A study of the water-soluble phosphate concentration of the ruminal contents in normal and phosphorus deficient animals’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 137-140.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58693The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 300dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.It has been established that in ruminants there is a circulation of water-soluble phosphorus from the blood, through the saliva into the rumen and back via the small intestine. A high water-soluble phosphorus concentration of the ruminal ingesta is thus maintained irrespective of the diet or the phosphorus level of the blood. There is, therefore, no indication that the supplementation of a phosphorus deficient diet with water-soluble phosphate will have any effect on ruminal function.en© 1953 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © 2016 University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle