Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Abstract
This study was performed to investigate the serum levels of vitamins in yearling rams with growth failure. A total of 70 yearling rams of Akkaraman breed, 50 of which were classified as growth-failure with an average body weight of 37.30 ± 1.1 kg (test) and the remaining 20 were classified as normal with an average body weight of 67.80 ± 2.2 kg (control), were included in the study. There were significant differences between the yearling rams with and without growth failure in terms of serum levels of vitamin C, \beta-carotene, and vitamins A and E (P < 0.001, P < 0.01, P < 0.001, and P < 0.001, respectively). The levels of all analyzed vitamins were lower compared to controls in yearling rams with growth failure.
DOI
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Keywords
Growth failure, vitamin, yearling rams
First Page
407
Last Page
409
Recommended Citation
MERT, HANDAN; KOZAT, SÜLEYMAN; MERT, NİHAT; and DEĞER, YETER (2007) "Vitamin Status in Yearling Rams with Growth Failure," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 31: No. 6, Article 7. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol31/iss6/7
