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The effect of 48‐hour fasting on taurine status in healthy adult dogs
Author(s) -
Gray K.,
Alexander L. G.,
Staunton R.,
Colyer A.,
Watson A.,
Fascetti A. J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.651
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1439-0396
pISSN - 0931-2439
DOI - 10.1111/jpn.12378
Subject(s) - taurine , ingestion , blood sampling , medicine , endocrinology , meal , physiology , chemistry , biochemistry , amino acid
Summary Low circulating taurine concentrations may be a risk factor for dilated cardiomyopathy ( DCM ) in dogs. Circulating taurine is typically measured in the clinic 4–5 h after feeding, largely because the impact of later sampling is not known. The objective of this study was to measure taurine in the blood during a 48‐h fast in 12 healthy adult Labrador Retrievers to refine sampling methodology for determination of taurine status. Plasma and whole blood ( WB ) taurine concentrations did not fall to levels indicative of clinical deficiency throughout fasting; WB was the more reliable indicator of taurine status. This study shows that blood samples can be taken for assessment of taurine status any time up to 48 h after ingestion of a meal in healthy adult dogs.