Vitamin A Repletion in Thoroughbred Mares with Retinyl Palmitate or β-Carotene

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2684-2690

  Greiwe Crandell, K M ^a   Kronfeld, D S ^a   Gay, L S ^a   Sklan, D ^b   Tiegs, W ^c   Harris, P A ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c Waltham Ctr Equine Nutr and Care   (Germany)

Author keywords

Horses; Pastures; Retinol; Carotene

Indexed keywords

DACTYLIS; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

BETA CAROTENE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HORSE; METABOLISM; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BETA CAROTENE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HORSES; SEASONS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 0031252544     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.75102684x     Document Type: Article

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