Influence of dietary protein of diets given in late gestation and during lactation on protein content and oestrogen concentrations in the colostrum and milk of gilts

1998 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Y. Al-Matubsi ◽  
G. Bervanakis ◽  
S. M. Tritton ◽  
R. G. Campbell ◽  
R. J. Fairclough

AbstractForty first cross hybrid gilts were used to study the effect of dietary protein during lactation on free amino acid, protein and total oestrogen concentrations in colostrum and milk. The diets were formulated to contain similar levels of digestible energy (DE) but with either 236 or 186 g protein per kg and 13·3 and 8·1 g lysine per kg air-dried diet respectively. Both diets were offered at 2·5 kg/day for 1 week prior to farrowing and ad libitum throughout a 24-day lactation (no. = 20 gilts per treatment). Colostrum and milk were collected manually at 3h (colostrum), 3, 7, 14 and 22 days (milk) post partum. Free amino acid concentrations in colostrum and milk were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography following derivatization of the amino acids by 9-fluorenylmethyl chloroformate. The lysine and glutamic acid concentrations in colostrum were the most abundant free amino acids followed by tryptophan and taurine in order of decreasing abundance. Milk free taurine concentrations increased to the greatest extent among all free amino acids over the 21 days of lactation. Gilts' mature milk was rich in free taurine, glutamic acid, glycine and lysine. During the first 3 h post partum, the protein content of colostrum was unaffected by dietary protein. However, milk protein content over 7 to 21 days of lactation was significantly higher in gilts offered the higher protein diet (P < 0·001). Total solids in colostrum and milk was not significantly affected by dietary protein. At 3h and 3 days post partum the concentrations of total oestrogen in colostrum and milk, determined by radioimmunoassay, were significantly higher in gilts offered the high protein diet (P < 0·05). These finding indicate that a high protein diet in late gestation and during lactation can influence protein content, amino acid and oestrogen concentrations of milk in gilts.

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-59
Author(s):  
Nancy Montilla ◽  
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Lolito Bestil ◽  
Sulpecio Bantugan ◽  

A feeding trial with broilers was conducted to evaluate the effects of amino acids (lysine and methionine) supplementation of diets low in protein content on the voluntary intake, feed conversion efficiency, broiler performance, and cost and return of broiler production. Results showed cumulative voluntary feed intake was not significantly affected by lowering the protein content of the diet. Cumulative weight gain of broilers was lower with diet when supplemented iwht lysine and methionine to meet requirements. Birds fed with diets low in protein has less efficient feed converstion, but became comparable with those receiveing diets high in protein when supplemented with amino acids. Feed cost per kilogram broiler produced was not significantly affected by diets used in the study, although the low-protien diet with amino acid supplement had the lowest values. In terms of return above feed and chick cost, broilers fed with high-protein diet had the greatest value, but not significantly different from birds fed with low-protien diet with amino acid supplementation which gave about P10 per bird higher returns than those fed low-protein diet without amino acid supplementation.


1996 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongjiu Cai ◽  
Richard C. Ewan ◽  
Dean R. Zimmerman

Ninty-six 51 kg-pigs were used to determine effects of dietary protein and potassium levels on concentrations of plasma urea nitrogen (PUN) and free amino acids. Pigs were fed four diets containing 13 or 15% of protein and 0 or 0.4% of potassium addition. Gilts took more days to reach an average weight of 110 kg with lower PUN and less backfat than barrows (P < 0.05), but sex did not affect concentrations of plasma free amino acids (P > 0.10). The pigs fed 15% protein diets had higher PUN (P < 0.01) and plasma threonine and isoleucine (P < 0.05), but lower (P < 0.05) plasma lysine, glutamic acid and glycine than pigs fed 13% protein diets. The 0.4% potassium addition resulted in a tendency to increase PUN (P = 0.06) and a decrease in concentrations of plasma alanine, glutamic acid and glycine (P < 0.05). There was an interaction between protein and potassium treatments (P < 0.05) in which plasma lysine concentration decreased with potassium addition to the 13% protein diet but increased with potassium addition to the 15% protein diet. The results indicate that lower PUN concentrations in gilts were associated with improved efficiency of deposition of dietary nitrogen, resulting in improved carcass grade compared with barrows receiving the same dietary treatments. Key words: Plasma urea nitrogen, free amino acids, protein, potassium, pigs


1986 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 651-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald O. Ball ◽  
Henry S. Bayley

1. Piglets were weaned at 3 d of age and reared to 2.5 kg on a liquid diet in which the protein was supplied by dried skim milk and a mixture of free amino acids. The oxidation of L-[l-14C]phenyIalanine was measured as an indication of the partition of amino acids between retention and catabolism in pigs (2.5 kg) offered meals containing vaned concentrations of crude protein (nitrogen x 6.25).2. The dietary protein concentration was varied either by increasing the inclusion of a mixture of free amino acids in a series of diets containing 100 g protein/kg from skim milk, or by increasing the level of inclusion of the skim milk in a series of diets containing the equivalent of 100 g protein/kg from the free amino acid mixture.3. The oxidation of phenylalanine was minimized by dietary protein concentrations of 240 and 258 g/kg for the diets containing increasing concentrations of free amino acids or skim milk respectively.4. These results show that a mixture of free amino acids is used more effectively than intact protein for promoting retention of essential amino acids.5. The recovery of radioactivity in expired carbon dioxide was inversely related to the recovery of radioactivity in liver tissue when the concentration of dietary crude protein was increased from deficient to adequate, demonstrating that the fractional oxidation of the indicator amino acid was inversely related to protein synthesis.


2017 ◽  
Vol 284 (1846) ◽  
pp. 20162052 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Arganda ◽  
Sofia Bouchebti ◽  
Sepideh Bazazi ◽  
Sophie Le Hesran ◽  
Camille Puga ◽  
...  

High-protein diets shorten lifespan in many organisms. Is it because protein digestion is energetically costly or because the final products (the amino acids) are harmful? To answer this question while circumventing the life-history trade-off between reproduction and longevity, we fed sterile ant workers on diets based on whole proteins or free amino acids. We found that (i) free amino acids shortened lifespan even more than proteins; (ii) the higher the amino acid-to-carbohydrate ratio, the shorter ants lived and the lower their lipid reserves; (iii) for the same amino acid-to-carbohydrate ratio, ants eating free amino acids had more lipid reserves than those eating whole proteins; and (iv) on whole protein diets, ants seem to regulate food intake by prioritizing sugar, while on free amino acid diets, they seem to prioritize amino acids. To test the effect of the amino acid profile, we tested diets containing proportions of each amino acid that matched the ant's exome; surprisingly, longevity was unaffected by this change. We further tested diets with all amino acids under-represented except one, finding that methionine, serine, threonine and phenylalanine are especially harmful. All together, our results show certain amino acids are key elements behind the high-protein diet reduction in lifespan.


1973 ◽  
Vol 28 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 449-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Peter ◽  
H. Angst ◽  
U. Koch

Free and protein-bound amino acids in serum and scales were investigated. In serum the bound amino acids of psoriatics are significantly higher with exception of Pro, Met, Tyr and Phe in contrast to normal subjects. For free amino acids the differences between normal subjects and psoriatics found in serum and scales are not significant. Results are discussed in relation to the single amino acids and the biochemical correlations are outlined which takes the pathological process as a basis.


1980 ◽  
Vol 239 (6) ◽  
pp. G493-G496 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. Feldman ◽  
M. I. Grossman

Using intragastric titration in dogs with gastric fistulas, dose-response studies were carried out with liver extract and with a mixture of amino acids that matched the free amino acids found in liver extract. All solutions were adjusted to pH 7.0 and osmolality to 290 mosmol x kg-1. Doses are expressed as the sum of the concentrations of all free amino acids. At each dose studied (free amino acid concentration: 2.8, 5.6, 11, 23, and 45 mM), acid secretion in response to the free amino acid mixture was not significantly different from that of liver extract. The peak response to both liver extract and the free amino acid mixture occurred with the 23-mM dose and represented about 60% of the maximal response to histamine. The serum concentrations of gastrin after liver extract and the amino acid mixture were not significantly different. It is concluded that in dogs with gastric fistula, gastric acid secretion and release of gastrin were not significantly different in response to liver extract and to a mixture of amino acids that simulated the free amino acid content of liver extract.


1968 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M.-B. Leung ◽  
Q. R. Rogers ◽  
A. E. Harper

2008 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 421-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian E. Shih ◽  
Roseann Mandell ◽  
Harvey L. Levy ◽  
John W. Littlefield

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