Phosphorus and calcium requirements for bone mineralisation of growing pigs predicted by mechanistic modelling

Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient in livestock feed but can pollute waterways. In order for pig production to become less of a threat to the environment, excreta must contain as little P as possible or be efficiently used by plants. This must be achieved without decreasing the livestock perfor...

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Main Authors: M. Lautrou, C. Pomar, J.-Y. Dourmad, A. Narcy, P. Schmidely, M.P. Létourneau-Montminy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731120001627