Increase in B-Vitamin Concentrations in Digestive Tract Contents of Young Dairy Calves.

1 January 1952

journal article
research article
Published by Frontiers Media SA in Experimental Biology and Medicine

Vol. 79 (1) , 85-87
https://doi.org/10.3181/00379727-79-19280

Abstract

Male Holstein calves ranging in age from 8 to 32 days were sacrificed and the contents of their digestive tracts were chemically assayed for thiamine, riboflavin, niacin and folic acid. Concns. of these vitamins were higher in the contents of various regions of the tracts than in the feed consumed.

Keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM
VITAMIN B COMPLEX/METABOLISM