Du Toit, P.J.Smuts, D.B.Malan, A.I.Du Toit, P.J.2017-05-172017-05-1720171937Du Toit, PJ, Smuts, DB & Malan, AI 1937, 'Studies in mineral metabolism. XXXVI. Fluorine metabolism in rats and bovines’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 359-374.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/60488The 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.1. Appreciable amounts of fluorine is retained by bovines and rats on rations to which fluorine has been added. Bovines retain approximately 0.2 grm. and rats 1 mgm. of F per day under the conditions of the experiment. 2. The percentage F occurring normally in ash of rats varies from 0.039 to 0.05. 3. The ash per 100 grams empty weight in rats is increased by fluorine feeding. 4. Fluorine causes a decreased retention of both calcium and phosphorus in rats, a slight increase in calcium retention and a pronounced decrease in the phosphorus retention of bovines.en© 1937 ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). © 2017 University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle