Vitamin E in Captive and Wild Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
- 1 July 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wildlife Disease Association in Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Vol. 24 (3) , 547-550
- https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-24.3.547
Abstract
The mean plasma level of .alpha.-tocopherol (vitamin E) measured in 31 free-ranging black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) was significantly higher (P < 0.001) than that in 11 captive animals (.hivin.x .+-. SE = 0.77 .+-. 0.05 and 0.18 .+-. 0.03 .mu.g/ml, respectively). Vitamin E status may influence the health of captive black rhinoceros; in particular, it may be linked to hemolytic anemia commonly observed in these animals in captivity.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- CARDIOMYOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH VITAMIN-E-DEFICIENCY IN 7 GELADA BABOONS1984
- Alpha-Tocopherol Requirements for Equine Erythrocyte StabilityThe American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1968