W. Windisch et al., 3-METHYL-HISTIDINE AND CREATININE IN THE URINE OF LACTATING DAIRY-COWS DURING AND AFTER PROTEIN AND ENERGY DEFICIENCY, Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition, 74(4-5), 1995, pp. 274-280
The influence of protein and energy restriction followed by realimenta
tion on urinary excretions of 3-methyl-hisitidine (3MH) and creatinine
were studied in 20 lactating dairy cows. Renal excretions of 3MH and
creatinine increased with rising body weight (BW[kg]) of the animals (
3MH[mg/day] = 67 + 0.285 x BW; Creatinine[g/day] = 1.43 + 0.021 x BW).
Relative to body weight the renal excretions of 3MH and creatinine in
creased in underfed animals and decreased transiently during the reali
mentation period. There was an inverse relationship to daily protein b
alance (PB[g/day]) (3MH[mu g/day/kg] = 422 - 0.272 x PB; Creatinine[mg
/day/kg] = 24.3 - 0.0097 x PB).