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J. Anim Sci. 1971. 33:1270-1273.
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Pancreatic Enzyme Activities of Pigs Up to Three Weeks of Age

W. G. Pond1, Jean Twombly Snook2, Deborah McNeill2, W. I. Snyder1 and B. R. Stillings3

Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850 and U. S. Department of Commerce, College Park, Maryland 20740

Abstract

A total of 72 pigs weaned from the sow at birth or at 2 to 3 days of age was used to study pancreatic enzyme development and the effect of dietary protein source on the activities of chymotrypsinogen, trypsin, amylase and lipase. Pancreas weight increased approximately six-fold from birth to 23 days of age. Chymotrypsinogen activity per gram of pancreas declined slightly from birth to 23 days, but total activity per pancreas increased about three-fold. In contrast, trypsinogen activity per gram of pancreas increased three-fold and total activity increased 20-fold during the same period. Amylase activity per gram of pancreas increased six-fold and total activity 30-fold, while lipase activity per gram declined slightly and total activity increased three-fold from birth to 3 weeks of age.

Pancreatic enzyme activity was not significantly different among pigs fed casein, fish protein concentrate or isolated soybean protein (ISP) from 2 to 3 days of age to 23 days of age. It is concluded that the inferior performance of baby pigs fed ISP is not due to insufficiency of pancreatic chymotrypsin, trypsin, amylase or lipase but to some other factor or factors.

Footnotes

1 Department of Animal Science.

2 Department of Human Nutrition and Food, College of Human Ecology.

3 U. S. Department of Commerce, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Center for Fish Protein Concentrate.






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