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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

chemiostatic

English answer:

"chemostatic"

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-11-18 19:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Nov 15, 2010 12:12
13 yrs ago
English term

chemiostatic

English Science Livestock / Animal Husbandry Nutrition
Simple query: Does this word really exist? I don't think it means "chemostatic" and I can't find a reliable definition anywhere. Google references all lead to the same author or non-natives.
"As a consequence of the higher nutritive value of high-soluble fibre diets and the chemiostatic control of appetite (Xiccato and Trocino, 2010), feed intake tended to decrease linearly (L=0.073) ...”
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5 +1 "chemostatic"
3 Yes. Please see below

Discussion

neilmac (asker) Jul 16, 2014:
Four years later... Hi folks - it's me again. Back after 4 year and still revising the same authors, who make the same mistakes! Plus ca change...
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães Nov 15, 2010:
It does mean "chemostatic" Probably not in the sense you (and I) were expecting, though:

Chemostatic regulation

This mechanism functions when blood levels of specific metabolites rise, sending a signal that causes the animal's appetite to be depressed.
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/ARTICLE/AGRIPPA/X9500E02.htm

Chemostatic Regulation of Appetite in Sheep
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v200/n4911/abs/2001074a...

Modeling ruminant feed intake with protein, chemostatic, and distention feedbacks
http://jas.fass.org/cgi/content/abstract/74/12/3076

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"chemostatic"

Chemostatic regulation

This mechanism functions when blood levels of specific metabolites rise, sending a signal that causes the animal's appetite to be depressed. In the case of dairy cattle, volatile fatty acids are the metabolites that cause the signal to be sent; a few hours after a cow has consumed a meal, the volatile fatty acid levels in the rumen start to rise as a result of rumen fermentation of the ingested substrates.
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/ARTICLE/AGRIPPA/X9500E02.htm
Peer comment(s):
agree Jack Doughty
1 hr
Thank you, Jack!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I'm pretty sure the "i" snuck in from "quimio-". Thanks to all for helping :)"
2 mins

Yes. Please see below

Seems to be the adjectival form of the word chemiostasis. Please see website below:

http://www.chacha.com/question/what-is-chemiostasis
Chemo-a combining form with the meaning "chemical," stasis-the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces. Chemiostasis is the state of chemical equilibrium. Thanks for using ChaCha!

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Note added at 4 mins (2010-11-15 12:16:24 GMT)
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So, chemiostasis is the "state of chemical equilibrium."

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Note added at 8 mins (2010-11-15 12:20:29 GMT)
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Here's a website using the word "chemiostatic" on growing rabbits in good sanitary conditions with proper energy requirements for maintenance and growth, etc. which will relate it to your animal husbandry and nutrition topic.

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Note added at 8 mins (2010-11-15 12:20:44 GMT)
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http://www.asic-wrsa.it/documenti/XiccatoAssiut2010.pdf

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-11-15 12:22:38 GMT)
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Please see page 2 of the above website (PDF) under the title "Voluntary feed and energy intake."

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-11-16 00:36:02 GMT)
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Thank you, neilmac. I'll watch it...Funny that I found the link you're working on :-) But, it seems that the word "chemiostasis" does exist...Or, is that an online boo-boo, too?
Note from asker:
The link is to one of the Italian authors whose work I'm revising so not much help. I'm tending to think the"i" is a vestige of the "quimio" in Spanish and that they really mean "chemostatic". Watch this space :)
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