[ effect of the dietary barley and phosphorous on the incidence of uroltihiasis in Iranian Raeinimale kids]

ABSTRACT

To determine effects of dietary barley andphosphor ous on Uroltihiasis.Experimental study.Iranian Raeini male kids.For assessing the effect of barley andphosphorous on the occurrence of Uroltihiasis, a total ofseventy five male kids [initial live weight of 17.5 +/- 2.1 kg]werestudied.Animalswerefedwithpelleteddietcontaining barley, Lucerne hay, wheat straw, wheat branand cottonseed meal. After observing the urolithiasissymptoms, 10 g of limestone was added to the diet ofanimals through water, in order to increase the ratio of CaPto 3.5. Addition of limestone has eliminated the urolithiasisin the animals.Fisher's exact test [2-tail] and chi-square test with SAS Software.After three months, 12 kids out of 75 showed thesymptoms of urolithiasis. Most of the affected kids werefrom the groups consumed high barley diets. The chemicalcomposition of the urinary calculi was 10% phosphorusand 5% calcium.The results of chi-square test haveshown that the effect of dietary barley or phosphorous onthe occurrence of Urolithiasis is significant [P<0.10]