Change of blood ammonia level and efficiency of nitrogen utilization in Priangan lambs due to klinoptilolit addition in ration

• Published in: Lucrări științifice. Seria Zootehnie Vol. 56; no. 16
• Main Authors: Mainah, H. S., Padjadjaran University, Bandung (Indonesia). Faculty of Animal Husbandry, Adriani, L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: AGNEAU; AMMONIA; AMMONIAC; AMONIACO; AZOTE; BLOOD; CORDERO; FISIOLOGIA DE LA NUTRICION; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_15928; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_349; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_4163; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5192; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5275; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_6461; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_959; LAMBS; NITROGEN; NITROGENO; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA NUTRITION; RACIONES; RATION; RATIONS; SANG; SANGRE; ZEOLITAS; ZEOLITE; ZEOLITES
• ISSN: 2067-2330; 2067-2330

This research was conducted on twenty female Lambs 7- months old, ranging from 13 _ 16 kg to explore change of Blood Ammonia Level and Efficiency of Nitrogen Utilization. The research used a Completely Randomized Design with four treatments (doses of Klinoptiloli 2%,4%,6% and 8% of concentrate) and four replication. At the end of trial, blood samples were taken from Jugularis vein of all lambs with six intervals (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 hours) after feeding. The result indicated that addition of Klinoptilolit in ration significantly decreased blood ammonia level (from 0.33 mg/100 ml to 0.09 mg/100 ml) and significantly increased efficiency of nitrogen utilization (from 6.3 % to 14.9 % ). The optimum dose of Klinoptilolit was 6 %.