ORIGINAL PAPER
Eggshell as a calcium source replacing limestone meal in mink (Neovison vison) diets
| 1 | Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences
P.O. Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway |
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Ø. Ahlstrøm
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences P.O. Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences P.O. Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
Publication date: 2020-11-30
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2020;29(4):338–344
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ABSTRACT
An experiment was carried out to study the suitability of ground
eggshell as a calcium (Ca) source in mink (Neovison vison) diets replacing
limestone meal. In the study two treatment groups of six multiparous lactating
females were used. Animals were fed diets containing either eggshell or
limestone from May 9 to weaning on June 15 (lactation period) and continued
with 10 male kits from each respective group from June 16 until termination on
November 28 (growing period). Moist diets containing mainly slaughterhouse
by-products, fish, maize starch and soybean protein concentrate were used.
The added eggshell or limestone represented about 60% of total Ca contents
in the diets for lactating females and 27 (limestone diet) or 26% (eggshell diet)
in the kit growing period. Growth performance, Ca and P digestibility, and femur
development were studied. The apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of Ca
and P of each diet was measured in six male kits. There were no significant
differences between diets with added eggshell or limestone meal in ATTD of
Ca and P, but eggshell tended (P < 0.06) to promote higher Ca digestibility than
limestone. Replacing limestone with eggshell in the diets for growing kits resulted
in significantly (P < 0.05) higher feed intake and weight gain, increased body
length, and lowered feed efficiency ratio. Dietary eggshell significantly (P < 0.05)
increased length and weight of femur in mink kits, whereas femur thickness and
contents of ash, Ca and P were unaffected. So, it can be concluded that eggshell
can replace limestone as a suitable Ca source in mink diets.
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