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Transaminase activity in the rumen liquor of sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Abdur Rekib
Affiliation:
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP, India
D. P. Sadhu
Affiliation:
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP, India
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Abstract

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1. The presence of transaminase activity in rumen contents has been demonstrated. The level of activity varied with time after feeding and was influenced by the nature of the diet.

2. Rumen contents from a sheep given a diet containing casein showed greater transaminase activity at 2 h than at 6 h after feeding. Conversely, with a diet containing urea and maize, the activity was higher at 6 h than at 2 h after feeding.

3. The greater part of the transaminase activity of rumen liquor was associated with the fraction containing protozoa and food residues while the cell-free fraction contained no transaminase activity under the experimental conditions.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1968

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