Effect of Level of Dietary Calcium-Phosphorus During Growth and Gestation on Performance, Blood and Bone Parameters of Swine

Authors

R. D. Nimmo, Allied Mills
E. R. Peo, Jr., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
B. D. Moser, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
A. J. Lewis, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1981

Comments

Published in the Journal of Animal Science 52 (1981), pp. 1330-1342. Copyright © 1981 American Society of Animal Science. Used by permission.

Abstract

One-hundred and ninety-two crossbred weanling gilts (7.25 kg) were assigned to one of two treatments - (A) .65% Ca, .50% P or (B) .975% Ca, .75% P - and fed to an average weight of 92.8 kilograms. Average daily gain (.65 and .67 kg, respectively) and feed/gain were not affected by dietary treatment, but average daily feed intake was lower (P<.05) for gilts on treatment A (1.87 vs 1.95 kg).