Gastro-intestinal Tract Function in Sheep Infused with Somatostatin

Abstract

The effect of a 5-day continuous intravenous infusion of somatostatin (4·6 ng min- I kg-I) was studied, using anoestrous ewes given 791 g dry matter per day of a 60: 40 lucerne hay: oat grain pelleted diet from a continuously moving belt. 5ICr-EDTA, I03Ru-phenanthroline and lignin were used as markers to determine digesta mean retention times (MRT) by a continuous infusion-total sampling procedure.