Re: calcium/phosphorous

Gwen Dluehosh (dluehosh@vt.edu)
Fri, 10 Jan 1997 21:47:17 +0500

I think I may have made mistake here, I may have meant the NRC... it's so
hard to keep these gov't agencies straight...

to meet criteria for USDA I
>> believe....

>Gwen, feeding high Ca may cause the imbalance. I'm don't feel I have a
good handle on
>this.
WE need some written proof one way or the other, it may or may not be
true... Defintiely if ther eis any kind of kidney problem I would be more
inclined to agree...

>Selenium is one of those nutrients that has a relatively narrow range
between necessary
>and toxic. The results are serious. White muscle disease with too little
and blind
>staggers with too much.
Knew this, was never a question. However by important I mean that Ca and P
are responsible for bones, muscle, heart, and lots of other things...
Was just trying to limit this discussion to Ca P.

>Depends on the vitamin. Some are toxic at high doses. But high Ca or P is
not likely
>to kill a horse (as long as Ca/P is not too low). It just may cause other
problems,
>especially for endurance horses.

I still don't see any proof but like Tom am open to discussion and new ideas...
I still think a normal kidney can handle extra Ca. NOw, if it were shown
that a dehydrated kidney couldn't do anything I could buy this, but so far
all I am sure of is that everything still works even when dehydrated, but
concentration of urine occurs... Body is trying to conserve water.
Gwen
Gwen Dluehosh
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