Tauson, Anne-Helene
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Abstract
An effect of oral vitamin B-12 administration on growth performance and fur quality characteristics in mink kits fed an anaemiogenic diet has earlier been found. The present data confirmed that kits fed the unsupplemented anaemiogenic diet developed anaemia with low haemoglobin, haematocrit and erythrocyte counts, microcytosis, anisocytosis, and low iron and cobalt contents in the liver. Oral vitamin B-12 supplementation, but not injections, partly restored iron status, documented by haemoglobin and haematocrit values not being significantly different from the control group, and increased liver cobalt content. Iron therapy alone or combined with vitamin B-12 resulted in normal iron status. A mechanism for the effect of vitamin B-12 in preventing anaemia is suggested.
Keywords
ANAEMIOGENIC DIET; IRON ABSORPTION; HEMOGLOBIN; HEMATOCRIT; ERYTHROCYTE COUNT AND MORPHOLOGY; LIVER IRON, COBALT, COPPER, MAGNESIUM, MANGANESE, ZINC, SELENIUM
Published in
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Science
1993, volume: 43, number: 2, pages: 123-128
Publisher: SCANDINAVIAN UNIVERSITY PRESS
SLU Authors
Neil, Maria
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Animal and Dairy Science
Publication identifier
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09064709309410154
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/79335