Vitamin A in poultry and swine nutritional immunology
The role of vitamin A in non-ruminant immunology
Published: December 7, 2023
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1 Introduction Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient that cannot be synthesized by non-ruminants and must be obtained through the diet. Although certain plant pigments called carotenoids may yield retinoids metabolically, only a small percentage of them can be converted into vitamin A precursors in mammals and birds (Surai et al., 2003; Combs and McClung, 2017). Due to practical considerations...
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15 de diciembre de 2023
THIS IS A GREAT ARTICLE. In the Library you will find a large pile of papers about VitA. You can spend your whole life just reading on VitA. It has also active action on digestive track pH and influencing microbiota population and species.
Many feeds have VitA conntent. How to create a VitA deficiency?, What is the last impaired metabolic reaction involving VitA participation? Should we formulate to that extent? or just for economic productive purposes?
Many feeds have VitA conntent. How to create a VitA deficiency?, What is the last impaired metabolic reaction involving VitA participation? Should we formulate to that extent? or just for economic productive purposes?
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