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Simulation of growth in pigs: approximation of protein turn-over parameters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

P. W. Knap  and
J. W. Schrama
P. W. Knap
Affiliation:
Norsvin, PO Box 504, N-2301 Hamar, Norway
J. W. Schrama
Affiliation:
Departments of Animal Husbandry and Nutrition, Wageningen Agricultural University, PO Box 338, NL-6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Abstract

A dynamic model for simulation of growth in pigs was extended by a module to describe protein turn-over in six body protein pools (muscle, connective tissue, liver, blood plasma, gastro-intestinal, and 'other' proteins). The model describes protein deposition in these pools following different growth curves and differential rates of turnover. Growth curve parameters and turn-over rates were obtained from the literature.

In growing animals, experimentally measured turn-over rates represent a combination of turn-over of already-present body protein and fractional (repeated) synthesis of newly deposited protein. An attempt was made to distinguish between these processes by varying the values of the fractional rate of synthesis of newly deposited protein (FRSdrp) and of the proportionof maintenance energy requirements not related to protein turn-over (FrcMEmaint), and comparing the simulated outputto the output from the original model without the protein turnover module.

The turn-over rate (TRpres)of already present connective tissue protein reached unrealistic values for FRSdep > 2·5 per day, which puts an upper limit on FRSdep.

The output from the extended and the original models showed similar patterns for certain combinations of FRSdefl and FrcMEmaint, dependent on the levels of model input variables. For FRSdcp 2·5 perday, these similar patterns have their optimum at FrcME^^ = 0·65, coinciding with FRSdep =2·0 per day. The corresponding TRpres values were 0·060, 0·019, 0·585, 1·492, 0·582, and 0·016 per day for the above mentioned pools.

Keywords

pigsprotein turnoversimulation
Type
Research Article
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Animal Science , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , December 1996 , pp. 533 - 547
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1996

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