Test diets* . | %Water . | %Ash . | %P . | %Ca . | Ca/P ratio . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
+HCl 5% | 7.69 | 6.75 | 0.732 | 1.16 | 1.59 |
+H2SO4 3.5% | 8.95 | 7.50 | 0.716 | 1.17 | 1.64 |
+H2SO4 1% | 8.64 | 7.05 | 0.742 | 1.21 | 1.62 |
+Acetic acid 5% | 8.65 | 6.90 | 0.756 | 1.21 | 1.59 |
No acid (0%) | 8.51 | 6.84 | 0.730 | 1.14 | 1.57 |
+Antacid 5% | 8.30 | 10.29 | 0.672 | 2.96 | 4.41 |
Test diets* . | %Water . | %Ash . | %P . | %Ca . | Ca/P ratio . |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
+HCl 5% | 7.69 | 6.75 | 0.732 | 1.16 | 1.59 |
+H2SO4 3.5% | 8.95 | 7.50 | 0.716 | 1.17 | 1.64 |
+H2SO4 1% | 8.64 | 7.05 | 0.742 | 1.21 | 1.62 |
+Acetic acid 5% | 8.65 | 6.90 | 0.756 | 1.21 | 1.59 |
No acid (0%) | 8.51 | 6.84 | 0.730 | 1.14 | 1.57 |
+Antacid 5% | 8.30 | 10.29 | 0.672 | 2.96 | 4.41 |
One of the following acids or antacid was added to the basal diet of Table 1 (w/w). Concentration of acids: HCl, 12 mol 1−1; H2SO4, 18 mol 1−1; acetic acid, glacial; No acid = basal diet, see Table 1. Antacid,CaCO3.