Bioavailability of D-methionine relative to L-methionine for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay
This experiment was conducted to determine the bioavailability of D-methionine (Met) relative to L-Met for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay. A total of 50 crossbred barrows with an initial BW of 13.5 kg (SD = 1.0) were used in an N balance study. A Met-deficient basal diet (BD) was formulate...
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| description | This experiment was conducted to determine the bioavailability of D-methionine (Met) relative to L-Met for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay. A total of 50 crossbred barrows with an initial BW of 13.5 kg (SD = 1.0) were used in an N balance study. A Met-deficient basal diet (BD) was formulated to contain an adequate amount of all amino acids (AA) for 10–20 kg pigs except for Met. The two reference diets were prepared by supplementing the BD with 0.4 or 0.8 g L-Met/kg at the expense of corn starch, and an equivalent concentration of D-Met was added to the BD for the two test diets. The pigs were adapted to the experimental diets for 5 d and then total but separated collection of feces and urine was conducted for 4 d according to the marker-to-marker procedure. Nitrogen intakes were similar across the treatments. Fecal N output was not affected by Met supplementation regardless of source and consequently apparent N digestibility did not change. Conversely, there was a negative linear response (P < 0.01) to Met supplementation with both Met isomers in urinary N output, which resulted in increased retained N (g/4 d) and N retention (% of intake). No quadratic response was observed in any of the N balance criteria. The estimated bioavailability of D-Met relative to L-Met from urinary N output (g/4 d) and N retention (% of intake) as dependent variables using supplemental Met intake (g/4 d) as an independent variable were 87.6% and 89.6%, respectively; however, approximately 95% of the fiducial limits for the relative bioavailability estimates included 100%. In conclusion, with an absence of statistical significance, the present study indicated that the mean relative bioequivalence of D- to L-Met was 87.6% based on urinary N output or 89.6% based on N retention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1d673870c85f4892bd5ea26f315fd4232023-12-03T11:30:42ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592016-09-014e236810.7717/peerj.2368Bioavailability of D-methionine relative to L-methionine for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assayChangsu Kong0Jong Young Ahn1Beob G. Kim2Department of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Animal Science and Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaThis experiment was conducted to determine the bioavailability of D-methionine (Met) relative to L-Met for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay. A total of 50 crossbred barrows with an initial BW of 13.5 kg (SD = 1.0) were used in an N balance study. A Met-deficient basal diet (BD) was formulated to contain an adequate amount of all amino acids (AA) for 10–20 kg pigs except for Met. The two reference diets were prepared by supplementing the BD with 0.4 or 0.8 g L-Met/kg at the expense of corn starch, and an equivalent concentration of D-Met was added to the BD for the two test diets. The pigs were adapted to the experimental diets for 5 d and then total but separated collection of feces and urine was conducted for 4 d according to the marker-to-marker procedure. Nitrogen intakes were similar across the treatments. Fecal N output was not affected by Met supplementation regardless of source and consequently apparent N digestibility did not change. Conversely, there was a negative linear response (P < 0.01) to Met supplementation with both Met isomers in urinary N output, which resulted in increased retained N (g/4 d) and N retention (% of intake). No quadratic response was observed in any of the N balance criteria. The estimated bioavailability of D-Met relative to L-Met from urinary N output (g/4 d) and N retention (% of intake) as dependent variables using supplemental Met intake (g/4 d) as an independent variable were 87.6% and 89.6%, respectively; however, approximately 95% of the fiducial limits for the relative bioavailability estimates included 100%. In conclusion, with an absence of statistical significance, the present study indicated that the mean relative bioequivalence of D- to L-Met was 87.6% based on urinary N output or 89.6% based on N retention.https://peerj.com/articles/2368.pdfPigsMethionine isomersRelative bioavailabilitySlope-ratio assayNitrogen balance |
| spellingShingle | Changsu Kong Jong Young Ahn Beob G. Kim Bioavailability of D-methionine relative to L-methionine for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay PeerJ Pigs Methionine isomers Relative bioavailability Slope-ratio assay Nitrogen balance |
| title | Bioavailability of D-methionine relative to L-methionine for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay |
| title_full | Bioavailability of D-methionine relative to L-methionine for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay |
| title_fullStr | Bioavailability of D-methionine relative to L-methionine for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioavailability of D-methionine relative to L-methionine for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay |
| title_short | Bioavailability of D-methionine relative to L-methionine for nursery pigs using the slope-ratio assay |
| title_sort | bioavailability of d methionine relative to l methionine for nursery pigs using the slope ratio assay |
| topic | Pigs Methionine isomers Relative bioavailability Slope-ratio assay Nitrogen balance |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/2368.pdf |
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