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Purine derivatives in spot urine samples and plasma of sheep: a possible index of microbial protein supply

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

X. B. Chen ,
Adriana T. Mejia ,
D. J. Kyle  and
E. R. Ørskov
X. B. Chen
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB.
Adriana T. Mejia
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB.
D. J. Kyle
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB.
E. R. Ørskov
Affiliation:
Rowett Research Institute, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB2 9SB.
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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.

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Ruminant Protein Metabolism
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1993: Winter meeting , March 1993 , pp. 5
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1993

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