The effects of calcium and sodium loading on
organic matter digestibility and mineral
absorption in sheep.
1. Digestion in the forestomachs and small intestine
Experiments were conducted on sheep cannulated to the rumen, duodenum and ileum to study
the effects of Ca and Na loading (5 and 10 times the ARC requirements) on digestion in the rumen
and intestines. The introduction of calcium lactate (19.6%) or sodium chloride (9.6%) into extruded
feed mixtures had no significant effect on degradation in the rumen (apparent digestibility of organic
matter in the forestomachs averaged 40%, ileal digestibility 61%) or on the pH of ruminal (5.73),
duodenal (3.37) or ileal (7.63) digesta. Excess sodium in the diet reduced (P < 0.05) microbial protein
synthesis in the rumen (7.69g N-MP/d) in comparison with control sheep and those loaded with Ca
(10.46 and 10.74 g N-MP/g) as well as the apparent digestibility of total nitrogen in the small intestine.
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Nutrient Utilization and Requirements in Sheep and Goats Raised Under Different Systems and Fed Low Nutritional Novel Feeds for Meat Production Osman Mahgoub, Nur El Huda I. E. Osman, Christopher D. Lu Animals
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