Circadian rhythm of salivary and serum urea concentration in alpacas and sheep receiving diets with different levels of protein.

Autor: Olazabal-Loaiza J; Department of Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Circunvalacion 2800, San Borja, Lima 41, Peru. jolazaball@unmsm.edu.pe.; Facultad de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Av. La Molina s/n, La Molina, 15024, Lima, Peru. jolazaball@unmsm.edu.pe., Gomez-Puerta LA; Department of Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Circunvalacion 2800, San Borja, Lima 41, Peru., Martín FS; Department of Animal Production, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Circunvalacion 2800, San Borja, Lima 41, Peru., Gómez-Bravo CA; Facultad de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina, Av. La Molina s/n, La Molina, 15024, Lima, Peru.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Veterinary research communications [Vet Res Commun] 2024 Aug; Vol. 48 (4), pp. 2761-2766. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 03.
DOI: 10.1007/s11259-024-10399-9
Abstrakt: All vertebrates possess a daily rhythm, encompassing a comprehensive set of physiological, cognitive, and behavioral patterns that manifest throughout a 24-hour period. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of crude protein (CP) levels in the diet on the daily rhythm of urea in serum (US) and saliva in alpacas and sheep. Ten alpacas and ten sheep, adult, clinically healthy males, were used; they were maintained in natural light conditions and fed ad libitum with two levels of CP (16 and 7%). Blood and saliva samples were taken every 4 h for 48 h. A two-way ANOVA was conducted to analyze the parameters, including adjusted mean rhythm (MESOR), amplitude, and acrophase. It was found that both US and saliva urea exhibited circadian rhythms with a peak during the midday (10:59 - 12:16 h). The MESOR with low CP diets was higher (P < 0.05) in alpacas. The MESOR of urea levels in saliva was greater (P < 0.05) at the highest level of CP in the diet, with no differences between alpacas and sheep (P > 0.05). The amplitude was greater (P < 0.05) in alpacas and at the high level of CP compared to the low level of CP in the diet. Our findings reveal that both serum and saliva urea levels in alpacas and sheep follow a daily rhythm and the MESOR of US was higher in alpacas when they consume food with low CP content, and this difference disappears when CP levels are increased in the diet.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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