In this third report influence of vibration on growth and on some metabolism of young growing rats fed on varying levels of protein was investigated.
Forty eight (48) young growing male rats weighing about 60 grams were used, grouping to four (4) groups, twelve (12) rats each group. They were fed on 80, 1350, 19.0, and 36;b´ casein diet respectively (See the table 1) for the period of 10 weeks experiment.
During the experimental period the half number of the rats of each group were subjected to a given degree of vibration for two (2) hours daily.
Observations for growth rate, food and protein efficiency ratios, organs development, cholesterol levels in aorta, total nitrogen, urea nitrogen and creatinine levels in urine may be .summarized as follows
1. Growth was impaired by the vibration in all groups including 26% easein diet.
2. There is tendeney that in higher protein diets, the organs (See table 3) developed more well. And also the impairment of the organs development by the vibration revealed less in higher protein diets.
3. Food and protein efficiency ratios were generally decreased under vibration and the food efficiency was improved by increasing the protein level in diet.
4. Total and free cholesteral levels in aorta were increased by the vibration. Ester from/ fatal ratio was 17.7,5´´ and 17.36 respectively at 8% and 13% protein diets and 54.85, and 54.2,,´ at 19% and 2655´´ protein diets. These show that, in higher protein diets, the vibration doesn´t influence the cholesterol ratio.
5. Total nitrogen, urea nirogen and creatinine levels in urine were increased by increasing the protion level in diet and also increased by the vibration.
6. It seems that, according to the above observations, the vibration used in this experiment influenced, in certain extent, on physical development, physiological availability of nutrients, and on body metabolism. And it is also thought that higher protein diets act some good role in protecting body from suffering from vibration.
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