Lecture 11 - Ruminant Protein and Lipids Flashcards

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What breaks down protein in ruminants? Into what? Which is utilized for…

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Microbial fermentation
Ammonia
Uses for microbial protein synthesis

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The primary source of amino acids absorbed in the small intestine of ruminants is…

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Microbial protein (60-70%)

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3
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Slide 4

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Urea recycling

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4
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What are two pros of ruminant protein digestion

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  1. Urea recycling provides rumen bacteria with N even during starvation
  2. Ruminant animals can convert low quality protein (N) to high quality protein (microbial)
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5
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Characteristics of high quality protein

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Essential a.a. present
Highly digestible

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6
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Slide 9

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Know flow of protein

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7
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Cons of ruminant protein digestion

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  1. When not enough CHO available, microbes rely on aa for energy, leads to lots of protein degradation to ammonia
  2. Efficiency of N utilization is lower compared to non-ruminant animals (not very efficient protein digestion)
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What factors affect microbial protein synthesis

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  1. Ruminally degradable N (how much protein is in diet)
  2. Energy from CHO fermentation
  3. Quality of ruminally degradable N
  4. Passage rate of digesta
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9
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How does passage rate affect microbial protein synthesis

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Microbial turnover in the rumen and predation by protozoa can result in excessive loss of microbial protein before it reaches the small intestine

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10
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What factors affect rate of passage

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  1. Feed intake
  2. Particle size (smaller retained in rumen for less time = less protein breakdown)
  3. Digestibility of fiber
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11
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Ammonia toxicity is induced by

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Excess urea or protein in the diet (from particularly high protein forage)

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12
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What deaminates urea to ammonia

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Ruminal urease

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13
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How does microbial VFA production affect ammonia use

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Insufficient microbial VFA production = ammonia not used up for microbial protein production

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14
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Slide 15

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Idk

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15
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Why are fatty acids the most important lipid fraction

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High energy
Some are essential
Impact rumen

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16
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Majority of f.a. are bound to… e.g.

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Glycerol
e.g. triglyceride

17
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What happens to triglycerides in the rumen

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Degraded to free f.a. and glycerol (microbial lipase)
Glycerol ferments in rumen to VFA

18
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What happens to f.a. in the rumen

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Not degraded by ruminal microbial organisms
Extensively biohydrogenated in the rumen (saturated)
Phospholipids utilized as bacterial cell membrane

19
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E.g. of biohydrogenation of f.a. in the rumen

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Linoleic acid (18:2) -> Stearic acid (18:0)

20
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What happens once f.a. are saturated

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Absorbed in the duodenum

21
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Why is biohydrogenation important

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Unsaturated f.a. are toxic to bacteria
Slide 19**

22
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Slide 19, 20

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Transformation of lipids/f.a. in the rumen

23
Q

Goal of biohydrogenation? Why?

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Remove double bonds
- they have antimicrobial properties
- if too high = reduced microbial activity

24
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Is biohydrogenation a direct process

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No, intermediates are formed during the process and some of these are absorbed

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What kind of fat do plants make
Unsaturated Cis isomer Double bonds separated by two single bonds
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Describe structure of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)
Unsaturated Trans isomer Double bonds are separated by one single bond
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Main CLA intermediates formed... What determines which CLA type if produced?
Cis-9, trans-11, then trans-10 cis-12 Diet
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Low ruminal pH leads to formation of what CLA isomer
trans-10, cis-12
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What impact does the trans-10, cis-12 have on the ruminant
Results in suppressed milk fat production (inhibits lipogenesis in the mammary)
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How does rumen lipid metabolism impact human health
- meat and milk higher in saturated fat - bioactive metabolites (anti-carcinogenic, anti-atherogenic, enhance immune system)
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How does rumen lipid metabolism impact animal performance
- biohydrogenation reduces supply of essential f.a. (impacts reproduction and immune system) - too much f.a. can have antimicrobial effects - produces bioactive metabolites (e.g. suppressed milk production by trans-10, cis-12)
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Best substrate for the synthesis of CLA in the rumen
Essential f.a. e.g. C18:2