Saturday, 27 April 2013

Pig Diets: Calculating Phosphorus and Calcium Concentrations in Meat and Bone Meal

The prices of corn and soybean meal for livestock diets have increased significantly after the drought of 2012. In an effort to reduce their costs, pork producers are looking for alternative sources of calcium (Ca) and phosphorus (P). Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed equations for calculating the concentrations of these minerals in byproducts from the rendering industry. Professor of animal sciences Hans H. Stein and his team ...

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