Dietary Protein Deficiency In Guinea Pigs

The organs most affected were the liver pancreas and testis.

Dietary protein deficiency in guinea pigs. Protein deficiency was accompanied by marked inhibition of local and systemic immune responses. The control diet was designed to meet the recommended nutritional requirements for guinea pigs 23 and contained 30 ovalbumin as the sole protein source. But of the total amino acids in the diet only the digestible amino acids are biologically available to the animal. Wagner je yamanaka w typpo jt kusewitt df.

They were maintained for 6 weeks on defined isocaloric diets containing either 30 control animals or 10 animals receiving low protein ovalbumin as the sole protein source. There was marked delay and deficiency in the mobilization of macrophages. Before initiation of the experimental diets animals. Signs of protein and amino acid deficiency protein deficiency produced in growing guinea pigs fed a diet containing 30 g casein kg diet for 3 to 4 weeks causes growth retardation marked reduction in plasma total protein and albumin profound alterations in the plasma amino acid profile and mild fatty liver.

Effect of excess protein in feeds. Guinea pigs are prone to vitamin c deficiency as they lack the body mechanism needed for synthesis of vitamin c. These animals develop clinical. Thelowprotein lp diet wasisocaloric andidentical to the control diet in every nutrient except protein 10 ovalbu min.

This is sometimes exacerbated by a lack of vitamin c rich food in the diet. Inbred strain 2 guinea pigs were vaccinated with mycobacterium bovis bcg or were left unvaccinated. Pathological changes associated with dietary protein deficiency in guinea pigs. Two groups of guinea pigs were maintained on high protein and low protein diets and immunized with intradermal bcg.

A the bcg nodule was poorly formed. Vitamin c deficiency can also occur due to other illnesses or physical problems that are preventing the guinea pig from eating or absorbing enough vitamin c. Protein deficiency protein deficiency which may result from suboptimal feed intake or a deficiency of one or more of the essential amino acids causes reduced gains poor feed conversion and fatter carcasses in growing and finishing pigs. Protein is needed in pig feeds only because it supplies amino acids necessary to the animal.