[The protein digestibility and amino acid absorption in various segments of the digestive tract of pigs. 6. Results of the application of 15N-lysine].

From two fattening pigs (average live weight 63 kg) with re-entrance cannulae both in the duodenum and the ileocecal region, the intake, the excretion and the flow rates of nitrogen, 15N, lysine and 15N-lysine are measured after the oral application of 15N-lysine as supplement of a wheat-wheat gluten diet. A scheme of the lysine metabolism of pigs is drawn on the basis of the measured values. The absorption of synthetic and native lysine as well as the endogenous and exogenous lysine contents of the duodenal and ileum chyme are estimated.