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Effect of feeding a carbohydrate-free diet on the growth and metabolism of preruminant kids. 1976

S Tanabe, and K Kameoka

1. Experiments were done using 8-d-old kids to determine the metabolic effect of feeding a carbohydrate-free diet, and the effects of supplementation of this diet with a small amount of glycerol, sodium propionate or glucose. 2. The experimental (carbohydrate-deficient) diets permitted growth nearly equal to that with the control diet (cow's milk). The kids given the experimental diets generally had lower levels of blood glucose than those given the control diet. 3. With all experimental diets there were increases in the concentrations of plasma lipid and total liver lipid and a decrease in the concentration of liver glycogen; supplementation of the carbohydrate-free diet with glycerol, sodium propionate or glucose had no additional effect on these values. 4. The ingestion of cow's milk produced hyperglycaemia 2 h after feeding, while in kids given the carbohydrate-free diet there was no increase in blood glucose level. The concentration of plasma free fatty acids in the kids given the carbohydrate-free diet was higher than that in control animals 24 h after feeding, suggesting that the kids given the experimental diet preferentially utilize free fatty acids as an energy source.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008099	Liver	A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances.	Livers
D008112	Liver Glycogen	Glycogen stored in the liver. (Dorland, 28th ed)	Hepatic Glycogen,Glycogen, Hepatic,Glycogen, Liver
D008297	Male		Males
D008892	Milk	The off-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of humans and other mammals. It contains proteins, sugar, lipids, vitamins, and minerals.	Cow Milk,Cow's Milk,Milk, Cow,Milk, Cow's
D010743	Phospholipids	Lipids containing one or more phosphate groups, particularly those derived from either glycerol (phosphoglycerides see GLYCEROPHOSPHOLIPIDS) or sphingosine (SPHINGOLIPIDS). They are polar lipids that are of great importance for the structure and function of cell membranes and are the most abundant of membrane lipids, although not stored in large amounts in the system.	Phosphatides,Phospholipid
D011422	Propionates	Derivatives of propionic acid. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain the carboxyethane structure.	Propanoate,Propanoic Acid,Propionate,Propanoates,Propanoic Acid Derivatives,Propanoic Acids,Propionic Acid Derivatives,Propionic Acids,Acid, Propanoic,Acids, Propanoic,Acids, Propionic,Derivatives, Propanoic Acid,Derivatives, Propionic Acid
D001835	Body Weight	The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms.	Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002241	Carbohydrates	A class of organic compounds composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of Cn(H2O)n. The largest class of organic compounds, including STARCH; GLYCOGEN; CELLULOSE; POLYSACCHARIDES; and simple MONOSACCHARIDES.	Carbohydrate
D002417	Cattle	Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor.	Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D002784	Cholesterol	The principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.	Epicholesterol