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Studies on digestion and absorption in the intestines of growing pigs

2. Measurements of the flow of dry matter, ash and water

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 January 2011

A. G. Low
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berks. RG2 9AT
I. G. Partridge
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berks. RG2 9AT
I. E. Sambrook
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berks. RG2 9AT
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1. Digesta were collected from twenty-three pigs, initially of 30 kg live weight, and fitted with single Ash re-entrant cannulas in either the duodenum, jejunum or ileum. A further twenty-four pigs were used in a conventional digestibility trial.

2. The diets contained: barley, fine wheat offal, white fish meal, minerals and vitamins (diet BWF); starch, sucrose, maize oil, cellulose, minerals, vitamins and either groundnut (diet SSG) or casein (diet SSC).

3. The flow-rates of dry matter (dm), ash and water were measured hourly in the duodenum and jejunum, and every 6 h in the ileum during 24 h collection periods. Faeces were collected during 5 d periods.

4. Marked increases in the flow rates of each of the digesta components after feeding each diet were observed in the duodenum and jejunum, but not in the ileum. The total flow in 24 h periods was much lower in the ileum than at the other sites.

5. Values for the ratio, dm output:intake for dm outputs from the duodenal, jejunal or ileal cannulas, and in faeces, in 24 h periods were respectively 0.94, 0.81, 0.28 and 0.22 for diet BWF; 0.96, 0.76, 0.20 and 0.15 for diet SSG; 0.96, 0.73, 0.08 and 0.04 for diet SSC. The corresponding values for ash were: 1.47, 1.65, 0.74 and 0.53 for diet BWF; 1.28, 1.34, 0.59 and 0.51 for diet SSG; 1.63, 1.35, 0.50 and 0.26 for diet SSC. The corresponding values for water were: 3.49, 3.41, 0.88 and 0.18 for diet BWF, 2.75, 2.80, 0.80 and 0.08 for diet SSG and 2.61, 1.87, 0.23 and 0.01 for diet SSC.

Type
Papers on General Nutrition
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1978

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