The aim of the present work was to study the protein utilization during energy undernutrition in sheep. In four different trials, the effects of varying levels of protein with submaintenance amounts of energy on the energy &'38 N balances of sheep were studied using the intragastric infusion technique and the respiration chamber. The effects of change in energy and protein supply on plasma metabolites and hormonal concentrations were also studied. When animals were given protein well in excess of their maintenance requirement with little or no non-protein energy, they attained positive N balance although they were in negative energy balance, apparently by efficient utilization of endogenous energy (presumably body fat). As body fat was used to fuel the energy needed for protein retention, fat and protein deposition were negatively correlated. However, at very high level of casein infusion, the oxidized component of the supplied protein can contribute up to 36&'37 of the total ME requirement. About 16 kJ of endogenous energy was used for each g of protein accretion. The efficiency of endogenous energy utilization ranged between 0.56 to 0.60. There was no clear evidence, that there is any minimum level of body fatness which is necessary before body fat can be utilized to support protein retention during exogeneous non-protein energy restriction. Protein utilization during exogenous energy restriction was found to be more affected by the growth potential than the adiposity of the animal. Both fasting-heat production &'38 N excretion were reduced when the glucogenic needs of animals were met. Similarly plasma glucose, -hydroxybutyrate and free fatty acids concentrations were not affected by the energy status of the animals, when glucose requirements of the animals were met.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:260245 |
| Date | January 1992 |
| Creators | Chowdhury, Sharif Ahmed |
| Publisher | University of Aberdeen |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk/R?func=search-advanced-go&find_code1=WSN&request1=AAIU546791 |
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