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Clearance of glutamine in mares
Author(s) -
Manso Helena Emilia Cavalcanti C.C.,
Manso-Filho Hélio Cordeiro,
Oliveira Deyvson Ferreira,
Aquino Rafael Santos,
Gouveia-Júnior Carlos Roberto Ribeiro,
Nogueira Eduardo Terra,
kutschenko Marianne,
DˈPaula Joyci Torres,
Mélo Stephânia Katurchi,
Almeida Telga Lucena A. C.,
Bernardo Ramona Bastos,
Watford Malcolm
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1013.8
Subject(s) - glutamine , latin square , catabolism , urea , zoology , creatinine , uric acid , meal , endocrinology , medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , biology , metabolism , amino acid , rumen , fermentation
Supplementation with glutamine has been proposed to prevent the catabolic response to exercise but there are few studies of glutamine supplementation in training horses. Four Arabian mares were divided in a latin square design to determine the optimal dose of glutamine. The mares received zero, 10g, 20 and 40 grams of AminoGut (L‐glutamine and L‐glutamate) mixed into one kilogram of the meal. Blood was drawn prior to the meal and at 4h post‐feeding. There were no differences in plasma urea, creatinine and uric acid over 4h. Plasma glutamine rose in the AminoGut supplemented group with a peak at 4h. There were no differences between the group that received 20g or 40g of AminoGut. The results indicate that 20g or 2% of AminoGut in the diet could be beneficial to prevent catabolism during exercising horses.