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Journal of Animal Science, Vol 68, Issue 7 2075-2083, Copyright © 1990 by American Society of Animal Science

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Sulfur-containing amino acid requirement of rapidly growing steers

E. C. Titgemeyer and N. R. Merchen
Dept. of Anim. Sci., University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.

Eight ruminally cannulated steers (294 kg, ADG = 1.3 kg/d) were used in a N retention study (8 x 8 latin-square design) to evaluate sulfur-containing (S) amino acid (AA) requirements for growth. Treatments were abomasal infusions of seven levels of L-methionine (0, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 g/d) and one level of DL-methionine (6 g/d). All steers were fed a semipurified diet based on ammoniated corn cobs (DMI = 6.56 kg/d) and were abomasally infused with 400 g/d dextrose and 296.4 g/d of crystalline AA that simulated the non-S-AA pattern of casein. Infusion of 3 g/d supplemental L-methionine maximized N retention in steers. Intestinal flows of absorbable S-AA were determined to be 1.89 g/kg DMI. Breakpoint analysis of retained N as a function of total absorbable S-AA yielded a total S-AA requirement of 14.7 g/d. Nitrogen retention for DL-methionine (36.4 g/d) was not different (P greater than .05) from that for 6 g/d L-methionine (38.8 g/d), but because this value was not in the linear response range, the efficacy of DL-methionine in meeting S-AA needs could not be evaluated. Plasma methionine concentrations increased linearly (P less than .05) in response to L-methionine infusion and were greater (P less than .05) for steers infused with 6 g/d DL-methionine (45.3 microM) than for steers receiving 6 g/d L-methionine (30.5 microM). Plasma cystine increased when up to 9 g/d L-methionine was infused.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


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