Seasonal variation of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 levels in meat of Moroccan onehumped dromedary camels (Camelus dromedaries)
In human, vitamin D which derives from the action of sunlight in the skin and dietary intake is of great importance for health, and may be influenced by the season. In arid and semi-arid regions, camel meat is a good source of high- quality nutrition with less fat and significant health benefits. The aims of this investigation was to analysis the seasonal variation the 25-hydroxyvitamin D3(25-OH-D3) amounts in meat and serum of camels. In municipal slaughterhouse of Casablanca, samples of blood, Musculus oblicus externus abdominis, liver and kidney were collected in winter and summer from twelve 4-7-year-old male camels. Levels of 25-OH-D3 were analyzed by radioimmunoassay method in the National Center of Science and Nuclear Technical Energy in Maamoura, Morocco. It was observed that the 25-OH-D3 amounts in serum were significantly higher in summer when compared to those measured in winter, while, tissue levels of 25-OH-D3 showed no seasonal variation.
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| Format: | article biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
| Subjects: | L50 - Physiologie et biochimie animales, Q04 - Composition des produits alimentaires, viande de chameau, sérum sanguin, teneur en vitamines, vitamine D, variation saisonnière, facteur climatique, enquête, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_23998, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_9323, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8270, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8271, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24894, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_29554, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7537, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4940, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_165, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/577399/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/577399/1/ID577399.pdf |
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