PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM AND ESTIMATION OF PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP
The main objective of the present work was to determine the effects of different dietary phosphorus (P) levels on endogenous faecal loss and to estimate the minimum daily requirement of P for sheep. The study was conducted with 24 Suffolk sheep which received a basic diet consisting of hay-concentra...
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doaj-98897c3cb60b422b81ecb433ea0bb0c02020-11-25T00:27:39ZengUniversidade de São PauloScientia Agricola0103-90161678-992X1996-01-0153118910.1590/S0103-90161996000100027PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM AND ESTIMATION OF PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEPH LOUVANDINID.M.S.S VITTIThe main objective of the present work was to determine the effects of different dietary phosphorus (P) levels on endogenous faecal loss and to estimate the minimum daily requirement of P for sheep. The study was conducted with 24 Suffolk sheep which received a basic diet consisting of hay-concentrate mixture. The treatments consisted of different amounts of bone meal, added to the basic diet, so as to obtain supplementary P levels of 0, 1, 2 and 3g/day. Twenty-one days after the introduction of the experimental diet, 7.4 MBq radioactive P (32P) was injected into the left jugular vein of each sheep and blood, faeces and urine samples were collected daily for 8 days at 24-hour intervals. The samples were analysed for inorganic P and for radioactive specific activities. Mean endogenous faecal losses of P were 19.00, 31.79, 39.35, and 38.06mg/kg live weight (LW) per day in sheep supplemented with 0, 1, 2, and 3g, respectively. A positive linear relationship was observed between endogenous faecal loss and consumed P, indicating that this loss was linked to dietary P. Total P excretion in the faeces, as well as P absorption, retention, urinary excretion and salivary secretion were also directly related to P intake, as part of the mechanism of homeostatic control of organism animal. The minimum endogenous faecal loss for zero P intake, calculated by interpolation, was 8.27mg/kg LW per day, and for zero balance, the calculated phosphorus consumption was 21.36mg/kg LW per day.<br>O objetivo do presente trabalho foi determinar o efeito de diferentes níveis de fósforo (P) da dieta na perda endógena fecal e estimar a necessidade mínima diária daquele elemento para ovinos. Foram utilizados 24 ovinos da raça Suffolk que receberam uma dieta básica de feno e mistura concentrada. Os tratamentos constituíram-se de diferentes quantidades de farinha de osso adicionada à dieta básica com a finalidade de se obter níveis de P suplementar de 0, 1, 2 e 3g/dia. Vinte e um dias após início da dieta experimental, foram injetados pela veia jugular esquerda 7,4 MBq de P radioativo (32P) em cada ovino e amostras de sangue, fezes e urina foram colhidas durante 8 dias com um intervalo de 24 horas entre as colheitas. Foram determinados o teor do P inorgânico e as atividades radioativas específicas. Os valores médios de perda endógena fecal nos tratamentos 0, 1, 2 e 3g, foram 19,00; 31, 79; 39,35; 38,06mg/kg de peso vivo (PV) por dia , respectivamente. Houve uma relação linear positiva entre perda endógena fecal e P consumido, indicando que esta perda está vinculada ao P da dieta. A excreção total nas fezes, absorção, retenção, excreção urinária e secreção salivar de P foram também relacionadas diretamente com o P consumido, fazendo parte do mecanismo de controle homeostático do organismo animal. A perda endógena fecal mínima para o consumo zero de fósforo foi de 8,27mg/kg PV por dia, e para balanço zero o fósforo consumido calculado foi de 21,36mg/kg PV por dia.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-90161996000100027fósforoovinosnutriçãophosphorussheepnutrition |
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PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM AND ESTIMATION OF PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP |
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PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM AND ESTIMATION OF PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP |
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PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM AND ESTIMATION OF PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP |
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PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM AND ESTIMATION OF PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP |
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PHOSPHORUS METABOLISM AND ESTIMATION OF PHOSPHORUS REQUIREMENTS FOR SHEEP |
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phosphorus metabolism and estimation of phosphorus requirements for sheep |
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The main objective of the present work was to determine the effects of different dietary phosphorus (P) levels on endogenous faecal loss and to estimate the minimum daily requirement of P for sheep. The study was conducted with 24 Suffolk sheep which received a basic diet consisting of hay-concentrate mixture. The treatments consisted of different amounts of bone meal, added to the basic diet, so as to obtain supplementary P levels of 0, 1, 2 and 3g/day. Twenty-one days after the introduction of the experimental diet, 7.4 MBq radioactive P (32P) was injected into the left jugular vein of each sheep and blood, faeces and urine samples were collected daily for 8 days at 24-hour intervals. The samples were analysed for inorganic P and for radioactive specific activities. Mean endogenous faecal losses of P were 19.00, 31.79, 39.35, and 38.06mg/kg live weight (LW) per day in sheep supplemented with 0, 1, 2, and 3g, respectively. A positive linear relationship was observed between endogenous faecal loss and consumed P, indicating that this loss was linked to dietary P. Total P excretion in the faeces, as well as P absorption, retention, urinary excretion and salivary secretion were also directly related to P intake, as part of the mechanism of homeostatic control of organism animal. The minimum endogenous faecal loss for zero P intake, calculated by interpolation, was 8.27mg/kg LW per day, and for zero balance, the calculated phosphorus consumption was 21.36mg/kg LW per day.<br>O objetivo do presente trabalho foi determinar o efeito de diferentes níveis de fósforo (P) da dieta na perda endógena fecal e estimar a necessidade mínima diária daquele elemento para ovinos. Foram utilizados 24 ovinos da raça Suffolk que receberam uma dieta básica de feno e mistura concentrada. Os tratamentos constituíram-se de diferentes quantidades de farinha de osso adicionada à dieta básica com a finalidade de se obter níveis de P suplementar de 0, 1, 2 e 3g/dia. Vinte e um dias após início da dieta experimental, foram injetados pela veia jugular esquerda 7,4 MBq de P radioativo (32P) em cada ovino e amostras de sangue, fezes e urina foram colhidas durante 8 dias com um intervalo de 24 horas entre as colheitas. Foram determinados o teor do P inorgânico e as atividades radioativas específicas. Os valores médios de perda endógena fecal nos tratamentos 0, 1, 2 e 3g, foram 19,00; 31, 79; 39,35; 38,06mg/kg de peso vivo (PV) por dia , respectivamente. Houve uma relação linear positiva entre perda endógena fecal e P consumido, indicando que esta perda está vinculada ao P da dieta. A excreção total nas fezes, absorção, retenção, excreção urinária e secreção salivar de P foram também relacionadas diretamente com o P consumido, fazendo parte do mecanismo de controle homeostático do organismo animal. A perda endógena fecal mínima para o consumo zero de fósforo foi de 8,27mg/kg PV por dia, e para balanço zero o fósforo consumido calculado foi de 21,36mg/kg PV por dia. |
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