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Determination of ruthenium and chromium by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry and the use of inert ruthenium (II) phenanthroline as a solid phase marker in sheep digestion studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

C. C. Evans ,
J. C. Macrae  and
S. Wilson
C. C. Evans
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian
J. C. Macrae
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian
S. Wilson
Affiliation:
Hill Farming Research Organisation, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian
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Summary

The quantitative estimation of ruthenium and chromium in faeces and digesta from sheep by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry is described. Estimates of calibration parameters, established by regression analysis, were applicable to a range of matrices. Lower limits of detection of 2·4 mg Ru/kg (solid), 1·8 mg Ru/1 (liquid), 1·6 mg Cr/kg (solid) and 1·1 mg Cr/1 (liquid) and precisions, expressed as coefficients of variation, of 5·4% at 17·7 mg Ru/kg (solid), 5·1% at 182·7 mg Cr/kg (solid) and 1·1% at 152 mg Cr/1 (liquid) were acceptable for the routine analysis of Ru and Cr.

The use of inert ruthenium phenanthroline (Ru-P) and inert chromium ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid (Cr-EDTA) as solid:liquid dual phase markers in digestive physiological studies was evaluated. The specificity of Ru-P for the particulate phase of digesta, established by both in vitro and in vivo experiments, was found to be 92–98%, and in vivo recovery of intraruminally administered Ru-P in faeces was 97–101%. In vitro incubation of rumen liquor showed that concentrations of Ru-P up to 10−4 M had little effect on volatile fatty acid production rates but at 10−3 M there was virtually complete inhibition of acetate and propionate production.

Advantages of using inert Ru-P as a solid phase marker are discussed.

Type
Research Article
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 89 , Issue 1 , August 1977 , pp. 17 - 22
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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