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The calcium requirements of poultry with particular reference to their needs for maintenance1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

Cyril Tyler
Affiliation:
University of Reading
James Stuart Willcox
Affiliation:
University of Leeds

Extract

1. The question of the maintenance requirement of calcium for poultry is discussed.

2. On the basis of curves relating intake of calcium to calcium in the droppings, a maintenance value for laying and non-laying birds is estimated.

3. It is suggested that in the case of both laying and non-laying birds the maintenance requirement of calcium is about 0·10 g. and that the endogenous calcium value is about 0·05 g.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1942

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