Influence of dietary supplementation on serum vitamin A and D concentrations and their seasonal variation in horses
An experiment involving 40 adult trotters and saddle horses was conducted during a period of one year in order to investigate the influence of vitamin A (retinol) and D (25-(OH)D) supplementation on serum vitamin concentrations and the seasonal variation of the serum concentrations of these vitamins...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Scientific Agricultural Society of Finland
1992-09-01
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| Series: | Agricultural and Food Science |
| Online Access: | https://journal.fi/afs/article/view/72460 |
| Summary: | An experiment involving 40 adult trotters and saddle horses was conducted during a period of one year in order to investigate the influence of vitamin A (retinol) and D (25-(OH)D) supplementation on serum vitamin concentrations and the seasonal variation of the serum concentrations of these vitamins. Vitamin supplementation was started either at the beginning or in the middle of the indoor (winter) feeding period. Supplementation lasted from the beginning of September or January to the end of May. According to the results, neither the dietary vitamin supplementation nor the length of the grazing period had any consistent effect on the serum vitamin concentrations. Neither was there any systematic seasonal variation in the serum retinol and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels. |
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| ISSN: | 1459-6067 1795-1895 |