C18:3n-3 content in beef meat as influenced by breed, diet and muscle location

in Book of absracts of the 55th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production (2004)

Hypercholesterolaemia in a family of rough collie dogs.

in Journal of Small Animal Practice (2004), 45(6), 319-24

A family of five privately owned rough collie dogs was referred for corneal lipidosis and also suffered from hypercholesterolaemia. The hypercholesterolaemia was characterised by an increase in the alpha ... [more ▼]

A family of five privately owned rough collie dogs was referred for corneal lipidosis and also suffered from hypercholesterolaemia. The hypercholesterolaemia was characterised by an increase in the alpha-2 high density lipoprotein-1 band and was due to an increase in the cholesterol content of the very low density lipoprotein, low density lipoprotein and possibly the high density lipoprotein-1 fractions. A low-fat and energy-restricted diet did not reduce either total cholesterol or the corneal lipidosis. Corneal lipidosis regressed with short-chain fructo-oligosaccharide supplementation. However, the effects of short-chain fructo-oligosaccharides on total cholesterol were transient and variable. [less ▲]

Vitamine E : état des connaissances chez les carnivores domestiques.I. Chimie, sources alimentaires et dosage

in Annales de Médecine Vétérinaire (2003), 147

Vitamin E is a part of the defence mechanism for the inactivation of free radicals and is therefore implicated in the oxidative stress. Chemistry of vitamin E is relatively complex. Vitamin E includes 2 ... [more ▼]

Vitamin E is a part of the defence mechanism for the inactivation of free radicals and is therefore implicated in the oxidative stress. Chemistry of vitamin E is relatively complex. Vitamin E includes 2 large groups of molecules, tocopherols and tocotrienols, each including 32 stereoisomers. Vitamin E is synthesized in plants, algae, and moulds but not in animals. The greatest quantities of vitamin E are found in cereals and vegetable oils. Vitamin E analyses are difficult to perform. After treatment of a sample with an organic solvent such as ethanol, vitamin E is usually extracted into hexane. Identification and quantification are carried out mainly by chromatography such as normal-phase liquid chromatography and reversed-phase liquid chromatography. [less ▲]