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Based on a one-slope broken-line model analysis of hemoglobin concentration at 30 days, it was concluded that 80 mg Fe/kg diet is required by growing puppies and kittens fed a semi-purified diet devoid of fiber and phytic acid. Subsequently, the relative bioavailability of Fe supplied by plant (corn gluten meal) and animal (dried beef liver) sources was determined by hemoglobin repletion bioassays with young dogs, cats and chicks. The results indicated another nutritional idiosyncrasy of the feline since the cat appears to be unique in its ability to utilize Fe provided by dried beef liver approximately three times more efficiently than ferrous sulfate and ten times more efficiently than corn gluten meal Fe. 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