@article{article_397352, title={Effects of Sulfur Supplementation on Thyroid Hormones in Angora Goats Fed With a High-Nitrate Diet}, journal={Kocatepe Veterinary Journal}, volume={11}, pages={203–207}, year={2018}, DOI={10.30607/kvj.397352}, author={Avcı, Gülcan and Birdane, Yavuz Osman and Özdemir, Mehmet and Kücükkurt, İsmail and Eryavuz, Abdullah}, keywords={Angora goat,Nitrate,Sulfur,Thyroid hormones}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:200%;"> <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">This
study was to aimed for determination the effect of </span>high dietary nitrate intake and inorganic
sulphur supplementation on thyroids hormones in Angora goats. <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">In this study, eighteen male Angora
goats aged 14 months were  divided into
three groups ( <i>n </i> = 6):   control group fed with a basal diet, nitrate
group fed with a basal diet supplemented with 1500 ppm nitrate, and nitrate +
sulfur group fed with a basal diet supplemented with 1500 ppm nitrate and 1.8%
sodium sulfate. On days 45, 90, 135, and 180 of the study, the concentrations
of the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), total and free triiodothyronine </span>(TT <sub>3 </sub>
and  <sub> </sub>FT <sub>3 </sub>), <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us">
and </span>tetraiodothyronine (TT <sub>4 </sub> and FT <sub>4 </sub>) <span lang="en-us" xml:lang="en-us"> were measured in the serum samples.
On day 180, except for TT <sub>4 </sub>, the serum TSH and total and free T <sub>3 </sub>
and free T <sub>4 </sub> concentrations were higher (P<0.05) in the nitrate +
sulfur group than in the control and nitrate groups. This study suggested that Angora
goats could tolerate a feed containing 1500 ppm nitrate with respect to the
thyroid hormones, and inorganic sulfur might serve as a natural source for
alleviating the negative effects of the high-nitrate diet on the thyroid gland
in a dose-dependent manner.  </span> </p> <p> </p>}, number={3}, publisher={Afyon Kocatepe University}