RADIONUCLIDE MINERAL STUDIES: RELATION OF BREED, AGE, AND VITAMIN B$sub 12$ TO INORGANIC S$sup 35$ METABOLISM IN CHICKS

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1960 · Poultry Sci.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3382/ps.0390282· OSTI ID:4703151

Martin, W G; Patrick, H

Investigation of the effect of vitamin B/sub 12/ on the ability of the young chick to incorporate inorganic S/sup 35/ in bone tissue, when fed both simplified and practical type diets, indicated that, of the skeletal structures examined, the sternum was generally the most active site of inorganic S/sup 35/ incorporation. This may be due-to its higher content of cartilage tissue than tibia. A significantly higher growth response was observed from chicks fed rations supplemented with vitamin B/sub 12/. White Leghorn chicks consistently showed a higher S/sup 35/ uptake rate over that exhibited by the New Hampshire and the White Leghorn x New Hampshire cross. Vitamin B/sub 12/ increased the uptake and retention of the inorganic S/sup 35/ in chicks when fed as a supplement to a simplified ration containing purified soybean protein. The presence of the vitamin as a supplement to a practical type ration decreased the ability of the chick to incorporate inorganic S/sup 35/. The presence of vitamin B/sub 12/ in the S/sup 35/O/sub 4/ dose admin istered to chicks gave a markedly higher rate of isotope absorption into the blood than the S/sup 35/O/sub 4/ alone. (TCO)

• Research Organization: Univ. of West Virginia, Morgantown
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-17-019800
• OSTI ID: 4703151
• Journal Information: Poultry Sci., Journal Name: Poultry Sci. Vol. Vol: 39
• Country of Publication: Country unknown/Code not available
• Language: English

Related Subjects

AGE
BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
BIRDS
BLOOD
BONES
CHICKENS
METABOLISM
PROTEINS
REPRODUCTION
STOMACH
SULFUR 35
VITAMIN B-12
VITAMINS