Time-resolved photoinduced reflectivity is measured in the spin-density-wave phase of the itinerant antiferromagnet UPtGa 5 . Two relaxation components were seen: (a) a slow component whose amplitude appears below T N , and relaxation time τ slow exhibits an upturn near T N , and (b) the fast component persists at all temperatures, with the relaxation time τ fast also exhibiting an upturn near T N . Comparing with pump-probe data on UNiGa 5 , the differences are explained in the context of UPtGa 5 having A-type (rather than G-type) antiferromagnetism, resulting in partial Fermi surface nesting, partial gapping, and consequently finite density of states at the Fermi surface.