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Thiamine requirement of young ruminants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

E. E. Edwin ,
C. Nancy Hebert ,
R. Jackman  and
Sheila Masterman
E. E. Edwin
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey, KT15 3NB
C. Nancy Hebert
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey, KT15 3NB
R. Jackman
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey, KT15 3NB
Sheila Masterman
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey, KT15 3NB
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Summary

The possibility of a sub-clinical state of thiamine deficiency in young cattle and sheep is discussed. A trial was carried out on six MAFF experimental husbandry farms in which groups of animals were given 100 mg of thiamine per day orally throughout the rearing period. Measurement of erythrocyte transketolase showed that the dosed group gave a significantly lower percentage thiamine pyrophosphate effect than the control group. There was no difference in weight gain of the two groups during the limited period of the trial.

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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 87 , Issue 3 , December 1976 , pp. 679 - 688
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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