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Magnesium absorption in mature ewes infused intrarumenally with magnesium chloride

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

A. F. McLean ,
W. Buchan  and
D. Scott
A. F. McLean
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
W. Buchan
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
D. Scott
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB
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1. The effects of magnesium Supplementation on Mg absorption proximal and distal to the pylorus in ewes maintained on a grass diet were investigated using a combination of balance, digesta flow and electropotential Measurements.

2. Three mature ewes each received by intrarumenal infusion a supplement of 0, 1, 2 and 3g Mg/d in sequence over four 10-d periods.

3. Net Mg absorption distal to the pylorus took place down its electrochemical gradient, although the quantity absorbed remained small during the control and first infusion periods.

4. The bulk of Mg absorption occurred before the pylorus and, during the control and first infusion periods, took place against its electrochemical gradient. The net Mg absorption proximal to the pylorus rose with declining efficiency as Mg intake was increased. It is suggested that saturation of the absorption process at this site was occurring.

Type
Papers on General Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 52 , Issue 3 , November 1984 , pp. 523 - 527
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1984

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