Sulfate Metabolism and Taurine Synthesis in the Chick

Martin, William G.

doi:10.3382/ps.0510608

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“…These results are consistent with the findings of previous studies on broiler chickens (Martin, 1972;Anderson et al, 1975) and yellow tail juveniles (Matsunari et al, 2005). The nutritional and physiological requirements for taurine in animals are partly supplied by dietary sources and partly by biosynthesis from methionine and cysteine (Tsuboyama et al, 1996).…”

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Effects of dietary taurine supplementation on growth performance and immune status in growing Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Wang

Dong²,

Tong

et al. 2009

Poultry Science

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The effect of dietary taurine was investigated on performance and immune responses in growing (1 to 42 d) Japanese quail. One-day-old quails of both sexes (300) were randomly allotted to 12 groups with 25 quails in each group (3 dietary treatments, 4 replicates). They were fed with maize-soybean meal-based diets containing 0, 0.01, or 0.05% taurine for 42 d. Dietary 0.01% taurine decreased food intake (P < 0.05) in the starter phase but did not affect BW gain and feed efficiency from d 1 to 42 of age. In the starter phase, dietary 0.05% taurine did not affect food intake but increased weight gain and improved feed efficiency (P < 0.05). In the grower phase, dietary 0.05% taurine did not affect weight gain but improved feed efficiency and decreased food intake (P < 0.05). In the overall period, dietary 0.05% taurine improved feed efficiency and decreased food intake (P < 0.05). The relative weights of thymus were greater in the quails given 0.01% taurine in diet (P < 0.05). The relative weights of the bursa of Fabricius and thymus were greater in dietary 0.05% taurine compared with the control (P < 0.05).The quail serum anti-Newcastle disease virus hemagglutination antibody titer in the taurine-supplemented diet had no significant effects compared with the control (P > 0.05). The response to phytohemagglutinin measured as the foot web index was significantly increased by 0.05% taurine supplementation (P < 0.05). It is concluded that the taurine-supplemented diet has a beneficial effect on immune responses and performance in growing Japanese quail.

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Effects of dietary taurine supplementation on growth performance and immune status in growing Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Wang

Dong²,

Tong

et al. 2009

Poultry Science

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“…Martin et al (1966) demonstrated the ability of the chick to synthesize taurine from sulfate, and it has been suggested diat this could account for at least part of the beneficial response to dietary sulfate. However, the addition of taurine to a diet that would respond to sulfate supplementation does not enhance chick performance (Martin, 1972;Sasse and Baker, 1974b).…”

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The Interrelationship Between Methionine, Choline, and Sulfate in Broiler Diets

1983

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Two experiments were conducted to study the interrelationships between methionine, choline, and inorganic sulfate in a corn-soybean meal diet. The basal diet contained 21% crude protein and 3264 kcal ME/kg and no supplemental methionine, choline, or potassium sulfate. A 2 X 2 X 2 factorial arrangement of treatments was used involving .24% DL-methionine, 1100 mg choline/kg, and .10% potassium sulfate. A total of 384 Cobb, male, feather-sexed chicks were fed the experimental diets for 3 weeks in each experiment. Supplementing the basal diet with potassium sulfate in the presence of choline or methionine resulted in a greater growth response than when either was supplemented alone. A consistent sulfate response occurred when the diet contained supplemental choline and no supplemental methionine. Results indicated that sulfate must be present for choline to spare a maximum amount of methionine.

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“…Martin (1972) reported that dietary sulfate was utilized by chicks to synthesize taurine and that in the presence of MET there was increased synthesis. Taurine as an essential component of bile salts may well play a role in enhancing biliary excretion of Cu, resulting in lower serum Cu levels.…”

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Interaction of Dietary Nutrient Concentration and Supplemental Copper on Chick Performance and Tissue Copper Concentrations

et al. 1987

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An experiment was conducted with 576 female Cobb feather-sexed chicks to study the influence of methionine (MET) and selected nutrient (SN) supplementation on the performance of chicks fed high Cu levels. Day-old chicks were allotted randomly to pens for the 22-day experiment. A 3 X 2 X 2 factorial arrangement of treatments was used which included Cu at 0, 400, and 800 mg/kg, MET at 0 and .4%, and SN at 0 and 20%. A significant (P less than .001) Cu X MET X SN interaction was found for gain. Supplemental MET reversed the growth depression observed in birds fed 400 but not 800 mg/kg Cu. Additions of 400 and 800 mg/kg Cu to the basal diet depressed (P less than .001) feed consumption by 8.6 and 19.4%, respectively. Hepatic Cu concentrations increased linearly (P less than .001) with increasing dietary Cu and were not influenced (P greater than .10) by supplemental MET or SN. Liver weights increased linearly (P less than .001) with increasing dietary Cu and were higher (P less than .05) for chicks on diets supplemented with SN, but lower (P less than .05) for those with diets supplemented with MET. The interaction of MET X SN was significant (P less than .001) for serum Cu; chicks supplemented with SN in conjunction with MET had the lowest (P less than .05) serum Cu concentrations. Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) activity was not influenced (P greater than .10) by dietary Cu, but SN supplementation resulted in a 10% elevation (P less than .001) in SGOT activity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Sulfate Metabolism and Taurine Synthesis in the Chick

Cited by 28 publications

References 19 publications

Effects of dietary taurine supplementation on growth performance and immune status in growing Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

Effects of dietary taurine supplementation on growth performance and immune status in growing Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica)

The Interrelationship Between Methionine, Choline, and Sulfate in Broiler Diets

Interaction of Dietary Nutrient Concentration and Supplemental Copper on Chick Performance and Tissue Copper Concentrations

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