Author: L.A. Lawrence, Extension Animal Scientist, Horses, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 406-473, July 1996
Table 10.
Calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium contents of mineral supplements.
Calcium Phosphorus Magnesium
% % %
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Bone meal, steamed 32.3 13.3 0.6
Calcium carbonate 36.7 0.5 0.3
Dicalcium phosphate 23.7 18.8 -
Limestone, ground 36.1 - 2.1
Monosodium phosphate - 25.8 -
Monodicalcium phosphate 16.8 22.1 0.5
Phosphate, defluorinated 31.7 13.7 0.3
Sodium tripolyphosphate - 25.1 -
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