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Regular Bioassay Testing Assures PotashCorp Feed Phosphates Offer the Best Bioavailability
With feed phosphate ingredients, the surest way to determine P nutrient value is through officially recognized bioassay testing procedures, which are designed to reliably measure P uptake. P uptake, referred to as P bioavailability, is a key test of quality in animal feed phosphate products.  click to enlarge Recent bone ash regression analysis shows that PotashCorp’s high-quality phosphorus gives animal producers more for their money. The steeper slope of PotashCorp’s regression line in this chart shows that at each dietary level of phosphorus, more of the ingested phosphorus was metabolized for bone formation.
The high bioavailability of our monocalcium phosphate means that more P is available to the animal for use in metabolism. The animal is using more of the ingested P for growth and production and excreting less as waste. For the animal producer, this minimizes costs per unit of metabolizeable phosphorus, and it reduces waste. “The value of doing live studies is that you confirm that the product does what it’s supposed to do in the target animal,” said Dr. Steve Auman, Director of Business Development for Feed Phosphates. “We conduct comparative studies to see how our product does versus other commercial products, and we run these studies regularly to ensure we’re producing the best quality phosphate available.”  Top
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