Similarly,
increased plasma Potassium caused by benzoic acid on days 10 and 21
coincided with increased Potassium retention.
However, a trend for
Plasma mineral concentrations might be a valuable tool to
measure mineral status in pigs.increased plasma Na on day 21 coincided with reduced Na
retention and increased urinary excretion of Na in the benzoic
acid-containing diets, indicating that the ability to use plasma
concentrations of minerals as an indicator of mineral status
differs among minerals. Plasma Na may not be useful as an
indicator of Na status, whereas plasma Phosphorus and Potassium might beuseful as an indicator of Phosphorus and Potassium status at deficient or extreme
high supplies, respectively.