Camels and Camelids

VARIABILITY OF VITAMIN E CONCENTRATION IN CAMEL PLASMA

Journal Edition: December 2009
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Published On: 11-10-2018 07:09

Bernard Faye1 and Rabiha Seboussi2
1Département Environnement et Sociétés, CIRAD, Campus International de Baillarguet,
UR 18, TA/C Dir B, 34398 Montpellier Cedex, France
2United Arab Emirates University, PO Box No. 16641, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates

ABSTRACT

In the present study, variability of plasma α-tocopherol was reported in different groups of camels (non-lactating and non-pregnant, pregnant, lactating and their new-born, young, selenium intoxicated young camels). The mean values in the different groups were 1.13 ± 0.61 μg/ml (non-lactating and non pregnant), 1.12 ± 0.81 μg/ml (pregnant), 1.20 ± 0.80 μg/ml (lactating), 0.82 ± 1.06 μg/ml (new-born), 0.56 ± 0.22 μg/ml (young) and 0.68 ± 0.36 μg/ml (intoxicated young). There was no significant change in the time. Those values appeared lower than in plasma of other ruminants, but the effect of vitamin E supplementation was not known in camel.
Key words: Camel, lactating, plasma, pregnancy, selenium intoxication, vitamin E