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Journal of Nutrition Vol. 111 No. 8 August 1981, pp. 1390-1396
Copyright © 1981 by American Society for Nutrition
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Effect of Casein and Starch Infusion in the Large Intestine on Nitrogen Metabolism of Growing Swine1

Juan Gargallo and Dean Zimmerman2

Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Ames, IA 50011

Eight crossbred female pigs (40 kg) with cannulae placed in the terminal ileum were used to evaluate the effect of infusions of casein, starch and casein plus starch on organic matter fermentation and microbial protein synthesis in the large intestine, and their effect on urinary urea and orotic acid excretion, and on nitrogen (N) retention. Infused casein and starch were both totally digested. Nitrogen retention was increased (P < 0.05) when casein was infused. Starch infusion resulted in an increase (P < 0.05) in fecal N in the form of total protein (amino acids). The high correlation (P < 0.01) between fecal total protein and RNA indicates that the increase in fecal N resulted from an increase in microbial protein synthesis. About 5.2 g of bacterial protein was synthesized per 100 g of cornstarch fermented in the large intestine. Casein infusion increased (P < 0.05) total urinary N. Differences between treatments for urinary N were entirely because of changes in urinary urea. Urinary ammonia and unaccounted N were not affected by treatments. Urinary orotic acid was a good indicator of the urea cycle activity because of its high correlation (P < 0.01) with urinary urea. Plasma urea N concentration was increased (P < 0.05) only when casein plus starch was infused.

KEY WORDS: • nitrogen metabolism • starch • casein • swine • intestinal fermentation

1 Journal Paper No. J-9986 of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, Ames. Project No. 2356.

2 Dept. of Animal Science, Iowa State University, Ames.

Manuscript received 15 September 1980.




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