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Determination of Endogenous Fecal Calcium in Cattle by a Simple Isotope Dilution Method

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University of Tennessee-Atomic Energy Commission Agricultural Research Program, Oak Ridge

Endogenous fecal calcium was estimated directly in normal cattle by a method which consisted of 10 daily intravenous injections of radiocalcium, comparison of the specific activities of blood and feces taken on the 4th to 8th day post-injection, and routine determination of calcium balance. The daily endogenous fecal values for three 8-year-old dairy cows averaged 7 gm and for two yearling Hereford steers about 4 gm. The endogenous fecal calcium was not significantly changed when the dietary calcium was varied from normal to a high level. In two animals on a low calcium diet a decrease in endogenous fecal calcium was indicated.

Manuscript received 9 January 1953.

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