Table 3. Absolute amount of major mineral intake [mg/kg BW0.75/d] in dogs fed a control (CON) and 3 high phosphorus diets, containing either poultry carcass meal (HPCM), NaH2PO4 (HPNaP) or KH2PO4 (HPKP) as a P source.
Mineral intake | P | Pi | Ca | Na | K |
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[mg/kg BW0.75/d] | |||||
CON | 97 ± 3 a | 44 ± 1 a | 131 ± 4 a | 26 ± 1 a | 136 ± 3 a |
HPCM | 492 ± 11 b | 0 ± 0 b | 929 ± 16 b | 55 ± 1 b | 150 ± 4 b |
HPNaP | 466 ± 7 a,b | 396 ± 7 c | 636 ± 7 a,b | 312 ± 6 c | 134 ± 2 a |
HPKP | 493 ± 9 b | 415 ± 7 d | 665 ± 5 b | 31 ± 1 d | 557 ± 9 c |
Columns not sharing a superscript letter are significantly different (p<0.05).