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A comparative study on mimosine, 3,4-dihydroxy pyridone (3,4-DHP) and 2,3-dihydroxy pyridone (2,3-DHP), purine derivatives (PD) excretion in the urine, thyroid hormone and blood metabolites profiles of Thai swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and Murrah buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

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Four Thai swamp buffaloes (SB) and four Murrah buffaloes (MB) fed a based diet of fresh ruzi grass (Bachiaria ruziziensis) with an increased proportion of fresh leucaena leaves. Intake of nutrients in animals increased when ruzi grass was mixed with leucaena. Digestibility of nutrients were the highest in SB and MB fed diets containing 25% and 50% of leucaena, respectively, and nitrogen (N) balances in both animal breeds were varied among diets. The regression equation coefficient of mimosine + DHP in the urine was twice as high in SB than in MB. Urinary purine derivatives excretion rate in SB was higher than that in MB. Plasma triiodothyronine and thyroxine declined in both animal breeds fed a diet containing >1 g mimosine intake/kg BW0.75/day. Plasma urea–N was the lowest in SB, but the highest in MB when fed a diet containing 84% of leucaena. Plasma β-HBA in SB have declined when diets contained >50% of leucaena but that in MB was not affected by any diet. In conclusion, the effect of leucaena in diet upon buffalo breeds depends on the proportion of leucaena in the diet, mimosine contents and condensed tannins components.

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Abbreviations

ADF:

Acid detergent fibre

ADL:

Acid detergent lignin

BW:

Body weight

BW0.75 :

Metabolic body weight

CT:

Condensed tannins

DHP:

Dihydroxy pyridone

DM:

Dry matter

DMI:

Dry matter intake

DOMI:

Digestible organic matter intake

GE:

Gross energy

MB:

Murrah buffalo

MJ:

Mega joules

N:

Nitrogen

NDF:

Neutral detergent fibre

NDFI:

Neutral detergent fibre intake

OM:

Organic matter

OMI:

Organic matter intake

PD:

Purine derivative

PUN:

Plasma urea nitrogen

RDP:

Rumen degradable protein

rpm:

Revolutions per minute

SB:

Swamp buffalo

SEM:

Standard error of mean

T3 :

Triiodothyronine

T4 :

Thyroxine

β-HBA:

Beta-hydroxybutyrate

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The authors wish to thank the owner of the Murrah Farm, Chachoengsao and Assoc. Prof. Dr. B. Thongsong, the Head Department of Animal Husbandry, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University for providing animals and the facilities for the present study, respectively. This work was supported by a Thai government budget under the Increasing Efficiency of Food and Agricultural Production by a Nuclear Technology Project (Project Code EFF 01/51-03/52).

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    Thongsuk Jetana, Sirima Thongruay & Sawong Uswang

  2. Murrah Farm, 99/14 Moo 12, Nong Maikaen, Amphoe Plaengyao, Chachoengsao, 24190, Thailand

    Runchuan Hengtrakulsin

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Jetana, T., Thongruay, S., Uswang, S. et al. A comparative study on mimosine, 3,4-dihydroxy pyridone (3,4-DHP) and 2,3-dihydroxy pyridone (2,3-DHP), purine derivatives (PD) excretion in the urine, thyroid hormone and blood metabolites profiles of Thai swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and Murrah buffalo (Bubalus bubalis). Trop Anim Health Prod 44, 887–897 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-011-9983-1

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