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Effects of diet and vitamin E supplementation on the distribution of vitamin E in plasma, muscle, liver and adipose tissue in lambs fed on concentrates alone or with grass silage

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

E. Kasapidou ,
R.I. Richardson ,
J.D. Wood ,
L.A. Sinclair ,
R.G. Wilkinson  and
M. Enser
E. Kasapidou
Affiliation:
Division of Farm Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
R.I. Richardson
Affiliation:
Division of Farm Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
J.D. Wood
Affiliation:
Division of Farm 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 Farm Animal Science, University of Bristol, Langford, Bristol BS40 5DU, UK
*
Email: [email protected]
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Vitamin E protects the animal from oxidative stress in vivo and when it is administered at supranutritional levels it enhances the oxidative stability of meat. Studies have shown that poor absorption of vitamin E often occurs when concentrates are fed to lambs. Distribution of vitamin E in plasma, skeletal muscle, liver (short-term and fast release depot) and adipose tissue (long-term and slow release depot) provides useful information about the overall vitamin E status of the animals. This work studied the distribution of vitamin E in the tissues after supplementation in relation to diet and to the dietary level.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 62
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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