Intravenous and Intraruminal Administration of Short Chain Fatty Acids Increase the Potential Difference Across the Sheep Rumen Epithelium

Holtenius, Kjell

doi:10.1111/j.1439-0442.1992.tb00197.x

Research article - Peer-reviewed, 1992

Intravenous and Intraruminal Administration of Short Chain Fatty Acids Increase the Potential Difference Across the Sheep Rumen Epithelium

Holtenius, Kjell

Abstract

The effect of intraruminal loads of a propionate/butyrate mixture and of intravenous administration of butyrate on the potential difference across the rumen epithelium (PD)-was studied in conscious sheep. The PD was elevated during the measurement period 5 to 15 minutes after intraruminal loading. with a propionate/butyrate mixture.Intravenously injected butyrate caused a prompt transitory increase in PD. The results show that both intraruminal and intravenous administration of certain short chain fatty acids stimulated the PD indicating altered ion transport properties across the rumen epithelium.

Published in

Journal of veterinary medicine. Series A
1992, volume: 39, number: 5, pages: 396-400
Publisher: BLACKWELL WISSENSCHAFTS-VERLAG GMBH

Authors' information

Holtenius, Kjell

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Animal Physiology

UKÄ Subject classification

Animal and Dairy Science

Publication Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0442.1992.tb00197.x

URI (permanent link to this page)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/86618