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| Costa,Maria Lindomárcia Leonardo da; Rezende,Adalgiza Souza Carneiro de; Sampaio,Ivan Barbosa Machado; Silva,Vinícius Pimentel; Santiago,Juliano Martins; Ferraz,Vany Perpétua; Saliba,Eloísa de Oliveira Simões; Lana,Ângela Maria Quintão. |
| ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to examine serum retinol and some mineral (zinc, iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, and copper) levels in seven Mangalarga Marchador colts aged 329.48 days, reared on pasture in the city of Montes Claros, MG, Brazil, during the dry season. Equines were evaluated for four periods of 45 days during the total study period of five months. The foals had access to Panicum maximum cv. Tanzania pasture, while water and mineral salt lick were provided ad libitum. Blood samples were taken to determine serum retinol and levels of minerals, along with pasture samples to quantify beta-carotene in the grass. The results indicated that retinol levels varied (2.87 to 1.97 µg/dL) and remained below the standard levels. The levels... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Equine; Vitamin A; Pasture. |
| Ano: 2017 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982017000200118 |
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