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Formaldehyde-treated proteins for dairy cows – effects on blood hormone concentrations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

J. D. Oldham ,
I. C. Hart  and
J. A. Bines
J. D. Oldham
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9AT
I. C. Hart
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9AT
J. A. Bines
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading, Berkshire RG2 9AT
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1. Seven Friesian heifers in mid-lactation were used in an experiment to measure the effects of including casein, formaldehyde-treated casein or formaldehyde-treated soya-bean meal in the diet on performance and on the concentrations of certain metabolites and hormones in the blood.

2. Milk yield and the concentration of fat, protein and lactose in milk were not affected by the treatments.

3. The concentration of growth hormone (GH) in jugular venous blood was higher with both formaldehyde-treated proteins than it was with untreated casein (P < 0·05). Diet had no effect on insulin, prolactin or thyroxine concentrations in blood.

4. Urea concentration tended to be higher and non-esterified fatty acids lower in blood from heifers offered the diet containing untreated casein, but these differences were not statistically significant. Blood glucose concentration was not affected by dietary treatment.

5. It was concluded that blood GH concentration can be increased by offering protein supplements which will increase total amino acid supply to the intestines in lactating cattle. This appears to be a direct effect on GH status independent of effects on milk yield.

Type
Papers on General Nutrition
Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 48 , Issue 3 , November 1982 , pp. 543 - 547
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1982

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