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Takahashi T Sakaguchi E 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》2000,170(7):531-535
The bacterial level of soft feces is higher than that of hard feces in nutrias. This suggests the heterogeneity of bacterial
density in the large intestine. To show the heterogeneity of bacteria in the contents of the large intestine in nutrias, we
divided the contents of the large intestine into 12 regions, then measured the nitrogen (N), total amino acids (TAA) and diaminopimelic
acid (DAP), a bacterial marker, of these regions. Levels of N, TAA and DAP varied along the cross section of the proximal
colon. The greater curvature of the main lumen and furrow had higher N, TAA and DAP concentrations than the lesser curvature.
We also examined the involvement of the furrow in producing two types of feces differing in bacterial nitrogen content by
surgically preventing the flow of the furrow contents. We compared the concentrations of N, TAA and DAP between soft and hard
feces among operated, sham-operated and intact animals. Surgical closure of the furrow abolished the difference in levels
of N, TAA and DAP between soft and hard feces, suggesting that the furrow of the proximal colon is responsible for making
the bacterial density higher in soft feces than in hard feces.
Accepted: 13 July 2000 相似文献
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Behaviors and nutritional importance of coprophagy in captive adult and young nutrias (Myocastor coypus) 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
T. Takahashi E. Sakaguchi 《Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology》1998,168(4):281-288
To estimate the contribution of coprophagy to protein intake, we observed the behavior, particularly that associated with
coprophagy, in adult and young captive nutrias (experiment 1), and analyzed chemical composition and amino acid composition,
including diaminopimeric acid (DAP), an indication of bacterial-deprived protein, of soft feces, entire hard feces, and the
black part and green part of hard feces (experiment 2). Nutrias practiced coprophagy 48 times per 24 h in adults, and 28 times
in young animals, which not only had a 24-h rhythm but also had 1-h or 2-h short-term rhythms. Nutrias ingested food and drank
water vigorously after sunset, following which they practiced coprophagy from midnight to morning, before lying down for much
of the day. When coprophagy was prevented we sampled soft feces, produced from midnight to noon, which had high (P < 0.05) concentration of crude protein (CP), DAP on a dry matter (DM) basis and 13 amino acids on a 16 g N basis than hard
feces, and had a low (P < 0.05) content of acid detergent fiber (ADF). CP was greater in the black part than the green part of hard feces (P < 0.05) although ADF was less (P < 0.05). The chemical composition of the black part of hard feces was not significantly different from that of soft feces.
The dry weight of soft feces excreted in experiment 1 was 34.5 g and 9.7 g DM per 24 h in adult and young animals, respectively.
Using this value, the contribution of soft feces to CP intake in adult nutrias was estimated as 16%, superior to that obtained
in rabbits for a diet with similar ADF concentration. To Met and Lys intake the contribution of soft feces was 26% and 19%,
respectively in adult animals. These results suggest that coprophagy is quite an effective manner for nutrias to ingest extra
protein.
Accepted: 10 January 1991 相似文献
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