ABSTRACT
The thriving of the ostrich in an otherwise very
harsh environment has been an intriguing question to many
people. The objective of this study was to find out some
of the physiological explanations to this question.
Some aspects of nitrogen metabolism were studied in
the as trich : Major urinary nitrogen metabolites in
ostrich urine (uric acid nitrogen, urea nitrogen and
ammonia nitrogen) were partitioned. Plasma urea and
urinary ammonia levels were also determined using
commercial kits based on Berthelot's reaction while uric
acid was determined by the decrease in absorbance at 292nm
wavelenth before and after incubation with uricase.
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Nitrogen requirement for maintenance in these birds was
determined by regressing app~rently absorbed nitrogen on
the retained nitrogen. The,y-intercept of the regression
equation gave the Nitrogen maintanance requirement.
Nitrogen balance (the difference of nitrogen intake and
nitrogen output (in faeces and in urine) was determined
and used as a measure of efficiency of nitrogen
metabolism.
OBURU, C (2021). Nithogen Metabolism In The Ostrich. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/nithogen-metabolism-in-the-ostrich
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OBURU, CALEB . "Nithogen Metabolism In The Ostrich" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/nithogen-metabolism-in-the-ostrich