The effects of Ca and P (CaP) levels and micromineral sources on mineral digestibility were evaluated in growing pigs. Treatments consisted of 2 levels of CaP and 3 trace mineral (TM) treatments arranged as a 2 × 3 factorial in a randomized complete block design with 8 replicates. The CaP levels evaluated were: 1) 0.65% Ca and 0.55% P [standard CaP (Std CaP)], and 2) 1.00% Ca and 0.85% P (High ...

Article history: Received 5 February 2010 Received in revised form 21 September 2010 Accepted 21 September 2010 Available online 18 October 2010 Editor: T.M. Harrison

Organisms are capable of forming a diverse array of minerals, some of which cannot be formed inorganically in the biosphere. The initial precipitates may differ from the form in which they are finally stabilized, or during development of the organism one mineral may substitute for another. Biogenic minerals commonly have attributes which distinguish them from their inorganic counterparts. They ...

Pampa Rocha pig (PRp) is a local breed present and produced in Uruguay. Twenty-three pigs were used housed indoor (I) outdoor with pasture (O), live weight 94.5 91.5 kilograms (kg), respectively. Animals fed concentrate both systems, but access was granted to the animals O. After slaughtering, Longissimus dorsi (LD), Psoas major (PM), Gluteus medius (GM), Semitendinosus (ST), Biceps femoral (BF...

Soil mycorrhization can play an important role for the qualitative improvement of organically grown “early” potato tubers especially in low fertility soils (such as calcareous ones), by ameliorating plant uptake limiting mineral nutrients soil. Hence, objective present research was to elucidate impact soil on tuber minerals content three cultivars two locations with different characteristics. O...

Digesta samples were collected from rumen, omasum, abomasum, upper small in tes t ine , middle small intestine, lower small intestine, cecum and colon to study the effects of dietary calcium levels on the concentration and solubility of minerals in the digestive tract of sheep. Ca lc ium c o n c e n t r a t i o n s in d ige s t a and supernatant increased and calcium solubilities tended to beco...