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Transfer of vitamin E to piglet tissue, placenta, colostrum and milk from sows supplemented with vitamin E and vitamin C

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

A. Pinelli-Saavedra ,
J.R Scaife ,
H. Celaya  and
M. Birnie
A. Pinelli-Saavedra
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Universty of Aberdeen, 581 King Street. Aberdeen AB24 5UA, UK Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., Apdo. Postal No. 1735, 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
J.R Scaife
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Universty of Aberdeen, 581 King Street. Aberdeen AB24 5UA, UK
H. Celaya
Affiliation:
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo A.C., Apdo. Postal No. 1735, 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, México
M. Birnie
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Forestry, Universty of Aberdeen, 581 King Street. Aberdeen AB24 5UA, UK
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The effective level of dietary supplementation of vitamin E and vitamin C is difficult to define because it depends of several factors such as composition of the diet, feed consumption, rate of growth, animal production and living conditions, stress, crowding and environment. Research has demonstrated that supplemental vitamin E improved litter size, increased sow serum a-tocopherol content and enhanced health status (Mahan, 1994; Wuryastuti et al., 1993). Some reports have suggested that the low plasma and tissue levels of a-tocopherol in new-born pigs, suggests a low rate of vitamin E transfer across the placenta which is not influenced by dietary supplementation of the sow during pregnancy. The aim of this experiment was to determine the effect of vitamin E and vitamin C supplementation of sow diets on transfer of vitamin E to piglet tissues via placenta, colostrum and milk.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2001 , 2001 , pp. 166
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2001

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