Sulfur and Methionine Metabolism in Sheep. IV. Metabolism and Absorption in the Intestines

Abstract

Twelve I8-month-old Merino wethers were fed a ground and pelleted diet of equal parts oaten chaff and lucerne chaff. Sulfur flows at the ileum and faecal excretion of sulfur were estimated for two levels of dry matter intake (500 and 1000 g/day) in sheep receiving intraruminal infusions of water or 4·5 g DL-methionine per day.