The Effect of Diffe Rent Levels of Feed Intake on the Urinary Excretion of Purine Derivatives in Chinese Yellow Cattle

Author(s):  
F. Mo ◽  
Y. X. Wang ◽  
Z. Xing ◽  
Y. F. Yang ◽  
X. B. Chen
Author(s):  
X. B. Chen ◽  
Adriana T. Mejia ◽  
D. J. Kyle ◽  
E. R. Ørskov

In ruminants, daily urinary excretion of purine derivatives (PD) reflects the absorption of microbial purines and can be used as an index of microbial protein supply (Chen, Ørskov and Hovell, 1991). The application could be extended to farm conditions if measurements based on spot urine samples or plasma could serve as an alternative index. The objective of this study was to examine whether PD concentrations in spot urine or plasma samples vary diurnally during a given feeding regime and if they reflect differences in daily PD excretion induced by varying feed intake.


2017 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
pp. 82-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Jardstedt ◽  
A. Hessle ◽  
P. Nørgaard ◽  
W. Richardt ◽  
E. Nadeau

2013 ◽  
Vol 112 (1-3) ◽  
pp. 49-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Ma ◽  
Kaidong Deng ◽  
Chenggang Jiang ◽  
Yan Tu ◽  
Naifeng Zhang ◽  
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2003 ◽  
Vol 140 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. FUJIHARA ◽  
M. TODOROKI ◽  
K. NAKAMURA

Urinary purine derivative (PD) excretion was estimated to examine the effect of rumen protozoa on total PD excretion in goats fed hay and a concentrate diet. The effect of increasing protozoa number in the rumen on nitrogen (N) balance and urinary PD excretion was determined after inoculation. Protozoa increased slowly until 4 days after inoculation, and on the 5th day after inoculation rapidly, finally (10 days) reaching 4·1×105/ml of rumen contents similar to that before defaunation. Urinary N excretion showed a small (non-significant) decrease. Urinary PD excretion did not change until the 7th day, and then the level decreased on the 8th day after faunation presumably due to the effect of increased protozoa in the rumen. The mean urinary total PD excretion significantly (P<0·05) decreased in the defaunated group compared with that in the faunated group. Comparable changes were not seen in plasma PD level of faunated and defaunated groups.


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