Title
Vitamin E in exotics: effects, evaluation and ecology
Author(s)
Dierenfeld E.S.
Published
1994
Publisher
Journal of Nutrition
Abstract
The pathophysiology and lesions associated with vitamin E deficiency are similar between domestic and exotic species, and circulating plasma concentrations are also similar between comparable groups. However, many ecological variables must be considered for the most relevant comparisons. Tissue values of vitamin E, apart from plasma, are unknown for most exotics. Dietary vitamin E requirements of exotic species and domestics appear to differ; based on natural foodstuff analyses and clinical observations, between 50 and 200 mg vitamin E/kg DM are necessary to prevent vitamin E deficiency, 5- to 10-fold higher than current livestock recommendations.
Keywords
alpha tocopherol; alpha tocopherol deficiency; animal; animal disease; animal food; antelope; article; bird; blood; deer; elephant; horse; metabolism; pathology; pathophysiology; Perissodactyla; Animal; Animal Feed; Animals, Zoo; Antelopes; Birds; Deer; Elephants; Equidae; Perissodactyla; Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Vitamin E; Vitamin E Deficiency
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