The effects of parasite infection on methionine metabolism in sheep

dc.contributor	Liu, SM
dc.contributor	Tavendale, M
dc.contributor	Bermingham, EN
dc.contributor	Roy, NC
dc.contributor	McNabb, WC
dc.contributor	Lee, J
dc.date.accessioned	2012-01-25T12:39:34Z
dc.date.available	2012-01-25T12:39:34Z
dc.date.issued	2002
dc.identifier.citation	Proc. Aust. Soc. Anim. Prod. (2002) 24: 133-136
dc.identifier.uri	http://livestocklibrary.com.au/handle/1234/9158
dc.description.abstract	The effect of Trichostrongylus colubriformis infection on methionine (Met) metabolism in Dorset - Romney lambs was examined. The parasitic larvae were dosed orally for 6 days. Met metabolism was determined six weeks later with an infusion of DL-[3,3,4,4-deuterium4]Met. The infection reduced the Met : d4-Met ratio in the mesenteric vein (P = 0.09), and increased Met uptake from the artery relative to Met sourced from tissue protein breakdown (P= 0.07) in the duodenum. The results demonstrated that a considerable reduction in Met absorption incurred with T. colubriformis infection.
dc.publisher	ASAP
dc.source.uri	http://www.asap.asn.au/livestocklibrary/2002/liu1B.pdf
dc.subject	methionine
dc.subject	parasites
dc.subject	sheep
dc.subject	methionine repartitioning
dc.title	The effects of parasite infection on methionine metabolism in sheep
dc.type	Research
dc.identifier.volume	24
dc.identifier.page	133-136