The effe
cts of feeding
chemi
cally treated dietary supplements (CTDS)
containing sunflower oil and
DL-
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copheryl a
cetate (TA) on
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copherol
content and fatty a
cid profile in edible tissues of lambswere estimated. Compared with lambs fed
control diet (CD), lambs fed CD plus 250 IU of either TAor CTDS in
creased serum
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copherol. The CTDS-fed lambs further in
creased serum
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copherolby 29% over those fed CD plus 250 IU of TA. Lambs supplemented with TA or CTDS in
creased
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copherol in mus
cle and adipose tissues as
compared with lambs fed CD. The CTDS-fed lambshad higher levels of
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copherol in gluteus medius (7.55 vs 6.05
g/g), psoas major (7.43 vs 6.02
g/g), and sub
cutaneous fat (12.6 vs 9.98
g/g)
compared with the TA-fed lambs. Feeding lambsCTDS also substantially in
creased levels of linolei
c a
cid in the adipose tissues while de
creasing the
content of palmiti
c and olei
c a
cids.Keywords:
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copherol;
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copheryl a
cetate; lambs; linolei
c a
cid