Table 5. Effects of dietary Ca concentration on bone mineralization in pig (experiment 1)1)

Ca level Low Standard High SEM p-value
Bone ash (%) 62.96 62.57 61.83 3.95 0.959
Bone Ca (%) 35.13 36.18 36.29 1.02 0.498
Bone P (%) 16.89 17.84 18.35 1.97 0.763
Bone Mg (%) 4.91 5.02 5.60 0.68 0.586
Bone ash (g) 6.68 6.78 6.70 0.42 0.971
Bone Ca (g) 2.34 2.45 2.43 0.16 0.794
Bone P (g) 1.13 1.20 1.23 0.14 0.797
Bone Mg (g) 0.32 0.33 0.37 0.03 0.451
Phase 1: Low, 0.60%; Standard, 0.72%; High, 0.84%; Phase 2: Low, 0.50%; Standard, 0.66%; High, 0.82%.