Vitamin E in captive and wild black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis).
The mean plasma level of alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) measured in 31 free-ranging black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) was significantly higher (P less than 0.001) than that in 11 captive animals (means +/- SE = 0.77 +/- 0.05 and 0.18 +/- 0.03 micrograms/ml, respectively). Vitamin E status may influence the health of captive black rhinoceros; in particular, it may be linked to hemolytic anemia commonly observed in these animals in captivity.
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Animal Health Center, New York Zoological Society, Bronx 10460.
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D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000097:blood; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000097:blood; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D010527:Perissodactyla / Q000097:blood*; D014811:Vitamin E Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*
D002784:Cholesterol