Effect of diet on the metabolism of labelled tocopherol in sheep*

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

E-ISSN: 1475-2662|37|2|215-225

ISSN: 0007-1145

Source: British Journal of Nutrition, Vol.37, Iss.2, 1977-03, pp. : 215-225

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Abstract

1. Eighteen crossbred wethers were allotted at random (six per treatment) to each of the following diets: (1) maize-silage; (2) grass-silage; and (3) chopped hay. After 6 months a single oral dose of D-α-[5-Me-3H]tocopherol was given to each sheep on these three treatments.