Phosphorus requirement of commercial Leghorn pullets from 8 to 20 weeks. 1986

C R Douglas, and R H Harms

Hisex White pullets, hatched in November, were used to study the influence of the amount of dietary phosphorus in practical grower diets during the 8 to 20-week growing period. Measurement were made on 20-week body weight, bone ash, and layer house performance. All chicks were fed a 21% protein starter diet through 8 weeks at which time they were randomized into eight treatment groups. Grower diets were changed at 8, 12, and 16 weeks at which time different dietary phosphorus percents were used. Percents of total phosphorus used were .60, .55, .50, .45, and .32 for 8 to 12 weeks and .31 for 13 to 20 weeks. Lowering the phosphorus to .32% at 8 weeks or .31% at 12 weeks significantly reduced 20-week body weight. Lowering total phosphorus to .31% at 16 weeks did not significantly affect 20-week body weight. Bone ash measured at 20 weeks was not significantly affected by feeding less phosphorus. Laying house mortality, egg production, egg weight, and egg specific gravity were not influenced by lowering phosphorus in grower diets.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009751 Nutritional Requirements The amounts of various substances in food needed by an organism to sustain healthy life. Dietary Requirements,Nutrition Requirements,Dietary Requirement,Nutrition Requirement,Nutritional Requirement,Requirement, Dietary,Requirement, Nutrition,Requirement, Nutritional,Requirements, Dietary,Requirements, Nutrition,Requirements, Nutritional
D010758 Phosphorus A non-metal element that has the atomic symbol P, atomic number 15, and atomic weight 31. It is an essential element that takes part in a broad variety of biochemical reactions. Black Phosphorus,Phosphorus-31,Red Phosphorus,White Phosphorus,Yellow Phosphorus,Phosphorus 31,Phosphorus, Black,Phosphorus, Red,Phosphorus, White,Phosphorus, Yellow
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D005260 Female Females
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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