Tauson, Anne-Helene
- Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University
Research article1993Peer reviewed
Vitamin B12 Supplementation to Mink (Mustela vison) in the Prevention of Feed-Induced Iron Deficiency Anaemia: I. Effect on Growth Performance and Fur Quality Characteristics
Tauson, Anne-Helene; Neil, Maria
Abstract
Vitamin B-12 supplementation in the prevention of feed-induced iron deficiency anaemia was evaluated with six treatment groups of mink kits, comprising a control group and five groups fed an anaemiogenic diet either unsupplemented, supplemented with vitamin B-12 orally, or by intramuscular injection, with iron therapy by ferrous fumarate and cysteine, and iron therapy plus vitamin B-12 orally. Unsupplemented animals showed symptoms of anaemia including poor growth performance, achromotrichia and poor fur quality. Oral vitamin B-12 supplementation, but not injections, had some effect in preventing anaemia, indicating an influence on intestinal iron absorption. Iron therapy completely prevented the occurrence of anaemia, and simultaneous addition of vitamin B-12 had no further positive effect.
Keywords
ANAEMIOGENIC DIET; IRON ABSORPTION; WEIGHT GAIN; UNDERFUR DEPIGMENTATION
Published in
Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, Section A - Animal Science
1993, volume: 43, number: 2, pages: 116-122
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/10.1080/09064709309410153
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/79334