Possibility of using 131I-albumin as a marker for the estimations of microbial protein synthesis rates in the rumen.
Total microbial protein synthesis rates in the rumen of buffaloes were estimated by isotope dilution technique, using 131I-albumin treated with tannic acid as a marker. The animals were fed groundnut cake treated with formaldehyde to meet 50% of their digestible crude protein (DCP) requirement and 2.5% urea molasses mixture was given to meet the remaining requirement of DCP. Wheat straw was fed as the basal roughage. The total average microbial protein synthesis was 58.14 g/day.
D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002020:Buffaloes; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D012417:Rumen; D012711:Serum Albumin, Radio-Iodinated / Q000378:metabolism*
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D047348:Hydrolyzable Tannins; D012711:Serum Albumin, Radio-Iodinated