Abstract
Two experiments were conducted to investigate the interrelationships of calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D3 on weight gain, feed efficiency and percent bone ash. With White Leghorn cockerel chicks, carried to 4 weeks of age, a significant improvement in feed efficiency was observed with increasing levels of vitamin D3. With a faster growing strain of broiler type chicks, a significant interaction between calcium and vitamin D3 and calcium and phosphorus was observed with the 58-day weight. Interactions were also observed between calcium and vitamin D3 and vitamin D3 and phosphorus as measured by percent bone ash. The results would suggest that it is not possible to state specific requirements for calcium, phosphorus or vitamin D3 without considering the levels of these three nutrients and also the level of phytin phosphorus in a diet.
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