
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ternouth, JH 
A1  - Davies, HMS 
A1  - Milton, JTB 
A1  - Simpson-Morgan, MW 
A1  - Sands, NE 
T1  - Phosphorus metabolism in ruminants. 1. Techniques for phosphorus depletion
JF  - Australian Journal of Agricultural Research
JO  - Aust. J.  Agric. Res.
Y1  - 1985
VL  - 36
IS  - 4
SP  - 637
EP  - 645
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AR9850637 
N2  - A dietary technique and a parotid saliva replacement technique for depleting ruminants of phosphorus are described. The unilateral parotid depletion technique, involving permanent re-entrant parotid duct catheterization, with phosphorus-free artificial saliva returned to the duct, rapidly depressed blood and ruminal inorganic phosphorus concentrations of animals fed on a low-phosphorus diet. The parotid technique is capable of removing the total extracellular fluid inorganic phosphorus of cattle, goats and sheep in 5-14 h and is of value for creating acute phosphorus deficiencies in adult ruminants. Removal of phosphorus from the ruminant is slower with the dietary technique. 
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