Vitamin A deficiency in Bos indicus heifers fed a wheat straw diet cannot be corrected with algae lick blocks or intramuscular injectable retinyl palmitate treatments

Serum and liver retinol concentrations and blood β-carotene concentrations were studied in 30 Bos indicus heifers rendered deficient of vitamin A over 180 days and then given treatments of access to algae-based lick blocks (n = 10), injectable retinyl palmitate and molasses-based lick blocks (n = 10...

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Main Authors:	Parker, A.J., Goopy, John P., Callaghan, M.J., Vermunt, J.J., Nys, R. de
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Inglés
Published:	Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation 2017
Subjects:	animal health animal feeding livestock research cattle
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77003