Serum alpha-tocopherol, all-trans retinol, total lipids and cholesterol in the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
1. Mean concentration of serum alpha-tocopherol (Vitamin E) in 28 free-living black rhinoceroses sedated during translocation in Zimbabwe was 1.92 (SD, 0.43) mg/l. 2. Alpha-tocopherol was not detectable (less than 0.15 mg/l) in five captive black rhinoceroses held at London Zoo. 3. Circulating levels of all-trans retinol (Vitamin A) were not different between the two groups. 4. The low level of alpha-tocopherol in captive rhinoceroses suggests a risk of acute haemolytic anaemia.
Ghebremeskel
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Department of Nutritional Biochemistry, Zoological Society of London, UK.
Williams
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Lewis
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Du Toit
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D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood; D010527:Perissodactyla / Q000097:blood*; D014801:Vitamin A / Q000097:blood*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood*
D008055:Lipids; D014801:Vitamin A; D014810:Vitamin E; D002784:Cholesterol