EFFECT OF USING CALCIUM FRUCTOBORATE ON WEANED PIGLET BONE MINERALIZATION
Keywords:
calcium, fructoborate, bone, mineralizationAbstract
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of two calcium sources (calcium
carbonate and calcium fructoborate) on bone mineralization in weaned piglets,
starting from the hypothesis that boron might improve calcium (Ca) absorption in
the bone tissue. Two groups of weaned piglets (4 piglets per group) with an initial
average weight of 15.5 ± 0.8 kg were fed for 35 day s on a corn – soybean mealbased diet. The diets differed by the calcium source: calcium carbonate for the
control, C group and calcium fructoborate for the experimental, E group. Serum Ca
(mg/dL), determined in the end of the experiment didn’t differ significantly (p≤ 0.05):
10.70 ± 0.6 (C) and 11.81 ± 0.8 (E). Femur and tibi a dry matter, fat and ash didn’t
differ significantly (p≤ 0.05) between the two groups. The conclusion of the
experiment is that calcium fructoborate is an alternative source of calcium, but it
didn’t improve calcium absorption in the bone. The experiment was conducted
within CEEX project 110-NUTRIMINEROS.
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