Studies on the Intestinal Absorption and Excretion of Calcium and Phosphorus in the Pig

Abstract

Owing to the importance of calcium and phosphorus in nutrition it is not surprising that problems relating to the intestinal absorption and excretion of these elements have received considerable attention during the last 30 years or so. Nevertheless, there are a number of points on which information is limited and conclusions drawn from results reported in the literature are somewhat conflicting.