Serum vitamin A and vitamin E concentrations after parenteral vitamin A administration in sheep

Twenty primiparous dairy sheep of the Mytilene breed, which were fed with a ration deficient in vitamin A and carotenes, were divided into 2 groups of 10 animals each after a 2-month adaptation period. The animals of group A were administered vitamin A palmitate by intramuscular injection (3500IU/kg...

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Published in:Small ruminant research 2013-01, Vol.109 (1), p.28-30
Main Authors: Koutsoumpas, A.T., Giadinis, N.D., Lafi, S.Q., Petridou, E.J., Karatzia, M.-A., Karatzias, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
carotenes
dairy sheep
intramuscular injection
Kinetics
Parenteral injection
Sheep
Vitamin A
Vitamin E
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Summary:Twenty primiparous dairy sheep of the Mytilene breed, which were fed with a ration deficient in vitamin A and carotenes, were divided into 2 groups of 10 animals each after a 2-month adaptation period. The animals of group A were administered vitamin A palmitate by intramuscular injection (3500IU/kgbodyweight), while the animals of group B were used as controls and received only the vehicle of the preparation without vitamin A. Serum vitamin A concentrations increased significantly in the animals of group A compared to the animals of group B (P
ISSN:0921-4488
1879-0941
DOI:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2012.07.015