Table 2.
Dry matter (DM) intake, water balance, urine pH and urine specific gravity (USG)
| Diet | n | DM intake (g/kg BW) | Total water intake (g/kg BW) | Faecal water excretion (g/kg BW) | Insensible water losses (g/kg BW) | Urine volume (ml/kg BW) | Urine pH |
USG (g/cm3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | 13 | 12.3 ± 2.4a | 29.8 ± 5.5a | 2.5 ± 1.2a | 13.4 ± 3.1a | 13.9 ± 3.9a | 6.68 ± 0.25a | 1.046 ± 0.006a |
| HP | 13 | 13.6 ± 1.3b | 34.8 ± 4.6b | 2.8 ± 1.3a | 16.6 ± 4.1b | 15.4 ± 3.8a | 6.69 ± 0.11a | 1.062 ± 0.008b |
Data are mean ± SD. Means in the same column not sharing a superscript letter differ significantly (P <0.05)
BW = body weight; CON = control; HP = high phosphorus