Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 43 (2003) 251-269
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2003019

I. A bibliographic database for quantitative analysisof phosphorus flow in ruminants

David Bravo^{a, b}, Daniel Sauvant^a, Catherine Bogaert^b and François Meschy<sup>a

a</sup>  UMR INRA-INAPG, Physiologie de la Nutrition et Alimentation, 16 rue Claude Bernard,75231 Paris Cedex 05, France
^b  UNION IN VIVO Ets INZO° Chierry BP 19, 02402 Château-Thierry Cedex, France

(Received 17 December 2002; accepted 23 April 2003)

Abstract
The present study describes a quantitative analysis of phosphorus metabolism in ruminants. The database compiles 100 sources either published (95) or unpublished (5) involving studies on true or apparent phosphorus balances carried out before 1999. The database reports 652 distinct experimental conditions (lines) described with experimental variables (column) involving a total of 2982 animals: 414 lambs (33 references), 1078 sheep (37 references), 64 pregnant ewes (3 references), 212 lactating ewes (5 references), 528 calves (20 references), 4 maintenance cows (1 reference), 519 lactating cows (6 references), 42 kids (1 reference) and 121 lactating goats (3 references). The reliability of the database was tested using some general relationships.

Key words: metabolism / phosphorus / quantitative aspect / ruminant

Correspondence and reprints: David Bravo
    e-mail: dbravo@inzo-net.com

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