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Muscle protein degradation assessed by Nt-methylhistidine excretion in mature White Leghorn, dwarf broiler and normal broiler males maintained on either low- or high-protein diets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

P. M. Hocking  and
C. Linda Saunderson
P. M. Hocking
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Edinburgh Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS
C. Linda Saunderson
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research, Edinburgh Research Station, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9PS
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Protein degradation rates were assessed by the excretion of Nt-methylhistidine (NtMH) in four strains of mature chickens, two White Leghorns and two broilers (dwarf and normal), fed on diets containing two levels of dietary protein. Over 0.9 of labelled NtMH was recovered within 7 d of injection from three White Leghorn, three dwarf and three normal broiler males. Protein degradation, measured by NtMH output, was related to adult body-weight by the power 0.71 and strain intercepts were significantly different. Strain differences disappeared when the rate of output of NtMH per unit lean was evaluated. The rate of output of NtMH per unit muscle was higher in birds fed on a low-protein diet of 100 g crude protein (nitrogen x 6.25; CP)/kg compared with males fed on 150 g CP/kg. It was concluded that the lower rate of protein degradation in broiler compared with layer strains at young ages is related to increased adult body-weight in agreement with well-established biological principles.

Keywords

Protein turnoverBody sizePoultry
Type
Amino Acid Metabolism
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 67 , Issue 3 , May 1992 , pp. 391 - 399
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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