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The objective of this study was to characterize the dynamics of food passage in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of Japanese quail. A randomized design was used with four treatments and four experimental units with one bird each, nine of which were measured in time. The ingredients used were albumin, starch, cellulose, and soybean oil. Suspensions containing barium sulfate and saline were prepared, except for soybean oil. For each bird, 2.5 mL of the suspension was administered directly to the crop. Dual-energy absorptiometry (DEXA) was used to quantify the passage of food. The birds were sedated and maintained under inhalation anesthesia during the scan. Measurements were taken at intervals of 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 h. The variables identified were passage time, first quality, and the average time of each variable. Based on these results, the ingredients may show differences in dynamic passing on the Japanese quail GIT. The duration of the first attempt was 32 min, ranging from 21 to 44 min. The average time value of food choice was close to 10.8 h and varied according to the ingredient from 8.45-12.16 h. Among the variables, soybean oil presented values ââthat denote a fast passage in the GIT, while albumin presented values ââthat denote a slower passage. The dynamics of food passage in the GIT of Japanese quails varies according to the chemical composition of the ingredients.(AU)
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Animais , Sulfato de Bário/química , Coturnix/fisiologia , Absorção Gastrointestinal/fisiologia , Biomarcadores/análiseRESUMO
The rate of passage (ROP) in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) influences the exposure time of food to the digestion and absorption processes. Consequently, ROP affects the efficiency of nutrient utilization and energy from the diet. This study aimed to determine the physiological parameters that characterize the digestive response, such as first appearance time (FAT), ROP, mean retention time (MRT) and transit time (TT) in adult Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica), and to evaluate the effects of sex, apparent metabolizable energy corrected for nitrogen balance (AMEn) content in the diet and different types of markers on these parameters. In the first trial, we investigated the effects of sex and AMEn level (high- and low-energy diet) on the FAT parameter. Thirty-two male and 32 female Japanese quail were randomly allocated to 8 battery cages and assigned to 4 treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial design with 4 replicates of 4 birds for each treatment. To determine the FAT, ferric oxide (1%) was added to the diet, and the excreta of the quail was monitored until the first appearance of the marker. The results indicated significant differences (P < 0.05) in the FAT between males (100 min) and females (56 min), regardless of the AMEn content. In the second trial, thirty-two 32-week-old female Japanese quail in the laying phase were assigned to four treatments in a 2 × 2 factorial design, in which the main independent variables were type of marker (Cr or Ti) and AMEn level (high- and low-energy diets). In order to determine ROP (ET1%), MRT and TT (ET100%), the markers (0.5%: Cr2O3 and 0.5%: TiO2) were added to the diets, and the excreta were collected for 750 min. The excretion times for 1% (ET1%), 25% (ET25%), 50% (ET50%), 75% (ET75%) and 100% (ET100%) were estimated using cumulative excretion curves. No effect was detected for the AMEn level (P > 0.05); however, the effect of different marker types was significant (P < 0.05). This difference increased with time and ET100% was estimated to occur at 59 min. The ROP was estimated to be 68 min. The TT was estimated to be 540 min using Cr and 599 min using Ti, with an average MRT value of 0930 h. Taken together, our findings support the hypothesis that Japanese quail digestion through the GIT can be dynamic and differ based on sex or marker type.
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Ração Animal , Fenômenos Fisiológicos da Nutrição Animal , Coturnix , Ração Animal/análise , Animais , Dieta/veterinária , Feminino , MasculinoRESUMO
Many small herbivores practice cecotrophy - the ingestion of special feces enriched in microbial protein by colonic separation mechanisms (CSM). In digesta passage experiments, secondary marker excretion peaks in feces are considered indicative of marker-reingestion via cecotrophy, but corroboration by behavioral observation was lacking so far. The paca (Cuniculus paca), a Neotropical hystricomorph rodent, produces two different kinds of feces (hard and soft) and practices cecotrophy either directly (from the anus) or indirectly (from a pile of defecated feces, mostly when hard and soft feces are defecated together). To investigate effects of diet on cecotrophy, we monitored cecotrophy behavior and digesta passage marker excretion of solute and particle markers in four adult pacas, at constant food intake, on four diets varying in protein and fiber content. Marker excretion patterns suggested a 'mucus-trap' CSM typical for hystricomorph rodents, and showed secondary peaks of a similar time lag after cecotrophy as the primary marker peak after marker feeding. However, not every cecotrophy event was followed by a secondary marker peak. On higher fiber/lower protein diets, the number of cecotrophy bouts, the duration of cecotrophy, the number of secondary marker peaks and the difference between solute and particle marker retention increased, whereas the proportion of indirect cecotrophy decreased, indicating a higher degree of digesta phase separation on these diets. Compared to hard feces, soft feces were particularly enriched in solute marker concentration. Cecotrophy depends on a CSM that varies in its efficiency with the nutrient composition of the diet.
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Cuniculidae/fisiologia , Comportamento Alimentar , Trato Gastrointestinal/fisiologia , Animais , Peso Corporal , Dieta , FezesRESUMO
Mean retention time (MRT) is a key stepin feed evaluation. Passage rate (kp) and MRT can be affected by several factors. In general, they can be classified as animal or diet-dependent factors. Furthermore, the markers and methods are central aspects of discrepancy regarding the procedures used to estimate kp and MRT in ruminants. Therefore, the primary objective of this paper was to review the main factors and the current knowledge regarding markers and the direct method used to determine kp and MRT in ruminants.
Tempo médio de retenção (TMR) é um ponto chave na avaliação de alimentos. Taxa de passagem (kp) e TMR pode ser afetada por diversos fatores. Em geral, pode ser classificada como fatores dependente do animal ou da dieta. Além disso, marcadores e métodos são aspectos centrais de divergência com relação ao procedimento para estimar kp e TMR em ruminantes. Portanto, o objetivo desse artigo foi revisar os principais fatores e o conhecimento atual relacionado aos marcadores e ao método direto usado para determinar kp e MRT em ruminantes.
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Animais , Biomarcadores , Cinética , Ruminantes/metabolismo , Rúmen/fisiologiaRESUMO
Mean retention time (MRT) is a key stepin feed evaluation. Passage rate (kp) and MRT can be affected by several factors. In general, they can be classified as animal or diet-dependent factors. Furthermore, the markers and methods are central aspects of discrepancy regarding the procedures used to estimate kp and MRT in ruminants. Therefore, the primary objective of this paper was to review the main factors and the current knowledge regarding markers and the direct method used to determine kp and MRT in ruminants.(AU)
Tempo médio de retenção (TMR) é um ponto chave na avaliação de alimentos. Taxa de passagem (kp) e TMR pode ser afetada por diversos fatores. Em geral, pode ser classificada como fatores dependente do animal ou da dieta. Além disso, marcadores e métodos são aspectos centrais de divergência com relação ao procedimento para estimar kp e TMR em ruminantes. Portanto, o objetivo desse artigo foi revisar os principais fatores e o conhecimento atual relacionado aos marcadores e ao método direto usado para determinar kp e MRT em ruminantes.(AU)
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Animais , Ruminantes/metabolismo , Biomarcadores , Cinética , Rúmen/fisiologiaRESUMO
The objective was to evaluate apparent digestibility of nutrients and the mean retention time of high-moisture grains of sorghum with low (SLT) and high (SHT) tannin submitted to two processing during ensilage, grinding and rolling. There were used four castrated male horses, crossbred. It was used randomized block by design for four replications, totalizing four repetitions for each treatment. The treatments consisted of SLT e SHT submitted to two processing during ensilage, griding and rolling, in 2 x 2 factorial arrangement tested (2 sorghum genotypes and 2 processing). The daily DM intake was 2% body weight, this way the test-diets were composited by 30% SLT and 70% of hay. There observed differences(AU)
Objetivou-se determinar em equinos a digestibilidade dos nutrientes e o tempo médio de retenção dos grãos de sorgo de baixo e alto teores de tanino submetidos na ensilagem a dois processamentos, prensagem e moagem. Foram utilizados quatro cavalos castrados sem raça definida delineados em blocos casualizados, resultando em quatro repetições por tratamento. Os tratamentos consistiram de silagens de grãos úmidos de sorgo de baixo tanino e alto teor de tanino submetidos a dois tipos de processamentos, prensagem e moagem, arranjados em esquema fatorial 2x2 (2 genótipos de sorgo e 2 processamentos na ensilagem). Observaram-se diferenças significativas entre as silagens com baixo e alto teor de tanino , bem como dos processamentos na ensilagem, no qual os melhores resultados obtidos foram para a silagem de grãos úmidos de sorgo de baixo tanino moída, com os valores para CDMS, CDMO, CDEB, CDPB e CDAmido, de 83,82; 83,91; 85,17; 86,56 e 84,72%, respectivamente. Ainda, não se identificou efeito significativo entre os grãos estudados, bem como dos processamentos, sobre o tempo médio de retenção, com média de 17,5h. Concluiu-se que a moagem dos grãos de sorgo na ensilagem aumenta a digestibilidade dos nutrientes. O tempo médio de retenção em equinos apresentou-se similar entre os grãos de sorgo ensilados sob a forma prensada e moída.(AU)
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Animais , Silagem/análise , Silagem , Cavalos/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Cavalos/metabolismo , Sorghum/classificação , Sorghum/fisiologiaRESUMO
The objective was to evaluate apparent digestibility of nutrients and the mean retention time of high-moisture grains of sorghum with low (SLT) and high (SHT) tannin submitted to two processing during ensilage, grinding and rolling. There were used four castrated male horses, crossbred. It was used randomized block by design for four replications, totalizing four repetitions for each treatment. The treatments consisted of SLT e SHT submitted to two processing during ensilage, griding and rolling, in 2 x 2 factorial arrangement tested (2 sorghum genotypes and 2 processing). The daily DM intake was 2% body weight, this way the test-diets were composited by 30% SLT and 70% of hay. There observed differences (P 0.05) between SLT and SHT, as like, of processing method, in that best results were for grinding-SLT, whose means values were to DCDM, DCOM, DCCE, DCCP and DCStarch of 83.82, 83.91, 85.17, 86.56 e 84.72%. Furthermore, not identified significant effect between the grains studied, as well as the processing, on the mean retention time, with an average of 17.5 h. It was concluded that the grinding of grain sorghum silage increases nutrient digestibility. The mean retention time in horses presented similar among grain sorghum silages as rolled and grinded.
Objetivou-se determinar em equinos a digestibilidade dos nutrientes e o tempo médio de retenção dos grãos de sorgo de baixo e alto teores de tanino submetidos na ensilagem a dois processamentos, prensagem e moagem. Foram utilizados quatro cavalos castrados sem raça definida delineados em blocos casualizados, resultando em quatro repetições por tratamento. Os tratamentos consistiram de silagens de grãos úmidos de sorgo de baixo tanino e alto teor de tanino submetidos a dois tipos de processamentos, prensagem e moagem, arranjados em esquema fatorial 2x2 (2 genótipos de sorgo e 2 processamentos na ensilagem). Observaram-se diferenças significativas entre as silagens com baixo e alto teor de tanino, bem como dos processamentos na ensilagem, no qual os melhores resultados obtidos foram para a silagem de grãos úmidos de sorgo de baixo tanino moída, com os valores para CDMS, CDMO, CDEB, CDPB e CDAmido, de 83,82; 83,91; 85,17; 86,56 e 84,72%, respectivamente. Ainda, não se identificou efeito significativo entre os grãos estudados, bem como dos processamentos, sobre o tempo médio de retenção, com média de 17,5h. Concluiu-se que a moagem dos grãos de sorgo na ensilagem aumenta a digestibilidade dos nutrientes. O tempo médio de retenção em equinos apresentou-se similar entre os grãos de sorgo ensilados sob a forma prensada e moída.
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The objective was to evaluate apparent digestibility of nutrients and the mean retention time of high-moisture grains of sorghum with low (SLT) and high (SHT) tannin submitted to two processing during ensilage, grinding and rolling. There were used four castrated male horses, crossbred. It was used randomized block by design for four replications, totalizing four repetitions for each treatment. The treatments consisted of SLT e SHT submitted to two processing during ensilage, griding and rolling, in 2 x 2 factorial arrangement tested (2 sorghum genotypes and 2 processing). The daily DM intake was 2% body weight, this way the test-diets were composited by 30% SLT and 70% of hay. There observed differences
Objetivou-se determinar em equinos a digestibilidade dos nutrientes e o tempo médio de retenção dos grãos de sorgo de baixo e alto teores de tanino submetidos na ensilagem a dois processamentos, prensagem e moagem. Foram utilizados quatro cavalos castrados sem raça definida delineados em blocos casualizados, resultando em quatro repetições por tratamento. Os tratamentos consistiram de silagens de grãos úmidos de sorgo de baixo tanino e alto teor de tanino submetidos a dois tipos de processamentos, prensagem e moagem, arranjados em esquema fatorial 2x2 (2 genótipos de sorgo e 2 processamentos na ensilagem). Observaram-se diferenças significativas entre as silagens com baixo e alto teor de tanino , bem como dos processamentos na ensilagem, no qual os melhores resultados obtidos foram para a silagem de grãos úmidos de sorgo de baixo tanino moída, com os valores para CDMS, CDMO, CDEB, CDPB e CDAmido, de 83,82; 83,91; 85,17; 86,56 e 84,72%, respectivamente. Ainda, não se identificou efeito significativo entre os grãos estudados, bem como dos processamentos, sobre o tempo médio de retenção, com média de 17,5h. Concluiu-se que a moagem dos grãos de sorgo na ensilagem aumenta a digestibilidade dos nutrientes. O tempo médio de retenção em equinos apresentou-se similar entre os grãos de sorgo ensilados sob a forma prensada e moída.