INFLUENCE of the level of IODINE in the DIET ON the exchange of SUBSTANCES IN YOUNG CATTLE MEAT direction
The influence of different levels of iodine in the diet on the metabolism of young cattle is considered. When young cattle were fed 2.0 mg of iodine with table salt per day, the amount of nitrogen deposited was higher than in other groups. The intensity of calcium and phosphorus metabolism in young cattle when fed 2.0 and 3.0 mg of iodine increased. The coefficient of sulfur deposition practically did not change when giving 3 mg of iodized salt, and at a lower dose of 2 mg it increased. The concentration of urea in the blood was the same in animals of all groups, the concentration of residual nitrogen in the blood of group II increased. Long-term intake of optimal and increased doses of iodine to experimental bulls had both positive and negative effects on the metabolism, assimilation of nitrogen and minerals associated with protein metabolism.