THE INFLUENCE OF STARVATION, TRANSPORT AND CROWDING ON THE LEVEL OF THIOL-GROUPS IN PIGS

Authors
SWIDERSKAKOLACZ G KOLATAJ A KLUSEK J
Citation
G. Swiderskakolacz et al., THE INFLUENCE OF STARVATION, TRANSPORT AND CROWDING ON THE LEVEL OF THIOL-GROUPS IN PIGS, Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition, 78(4-5), 1998, pp. 161-166
Citations number
43
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition → ACNP
ISSN journal
09312439
Volume
78
Issue
4-5
Year of publication
1998
Pages
161 - 166
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-2439(1998)78:4-5<161:TIOSTA>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
The investigation was performed on 9-month-old (H-) Landrace and Duroc pigs of body weight 100 +/- 10 kg. The animals were subjected to a 6- h transport over a distance of 300 km, a 7-day starvation, and 7-day c rowding. After starvation, crowding and transport a decrease of the le vel of non-protein thiol (SH) groups in the liver, kidney and muscle w ere observed.