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6.14 Serum Vitamin B12 Concentrations in Growing Cattle and Their Relationship with Growth Rate and Cobalt Bullet Therapy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2018

D. I. Givens  and
V. R. Simpson
D. I. Givens
Affiliation:
MAFF, Nutrition Chemistry Department, Starcross, Exeter, EX6 8PE
V. R. Simpson
Affiliation:
MAFF, Veterinary Investigation Centre, Polwhele, Truro, TR4 9AD
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The interpretation of serum vitamin B12 concentrations in cattle is not well established but a value <350 ng/1 is commonly used to describe adequacy (MAFF, 1978). Three separate experiments explore this interpretation and the ability of cobalt (Co) bullets to increase serum vitamin B12 concentrations in cattle. In all cases, vitamin B12 has been measured microbiologically, using the organism L. leichmannii. In experiment 3, a number of samples were additionally analyzed using a radio isotope dilution (RID) technique.

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6. Poster Presentations
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BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 7: Trace Elements in Animal Production and Veterinary Practice , 1983 , pp. 145 - 146
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1983

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