TAURINE DEFICIENCY IN COLLARED-ANTEATER (TAMANDUA TERTRADACTYLA) FED WITH DOGS AND CATS MILK SUBSTITUTES DEFICIÊNCIA DE TAURINA EM FILHOTE DE TAMANDUÁ-MIRIM (Tamandua tetradactyla) ALIMENTADO COM SUBSTITUTOS DE LEITE PARA CÃES E GATOS
The taurine is a sulphur amino acid that in most of the mammals produced in enough amounts in the liver, from metionine and cysteine, using the enzyme cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase. However, for felines are considered an essential amino acid, needing to be ingested as a supplement of the org...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Goiás
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Ciência Animal Brasileira |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revistas.ufg.br/index.php/vet/article/view/951 |