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Effect of diet on vitamin E metabolism and meat quality in lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

E. Kasapidou ,
J.D. Wood ,
L.A. Sinclair ,
R.G. Wilkinson  and
M. Enser
E. Kasapidou
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
J.D. Wood
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
L.A. Sinclair
Affiliation:
ASRC, School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
R.G. Wilkinson
Affiliation:
ASRC, School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Edgmond, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
M. Enser
Affiliation:
Division of Food Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
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Supplementation of animal diets with supranutritional levels of vitamin E is nowadays considered advisable because it extends shelf life by delaying myoglobin and lipid oxidation. However, vitamin E absorption and deposition in ruminants fed on concentrate based diets is reported to be variable. This work examines the effect of concentrate or grass silage based diets on vitamin E concentrations in plasma, muscle and liver and meat quality in lambs.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2002 , 2002 , pp. 185
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2002

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