Journal article

Bioavailability of water- and lipid-soluble thiamin compounds in broiler chickens


Authors listGeyer, J; Netzel, M; Bitsch, I; Frank, T; Bitsch, R; Krämer, K; Hoppe, P

Publication year2000

Pages311-316

JournalInternational Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volume number70

Issue number6

ISSN0300-9831

DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.1024/0300-9831.70.6.311

PublisherHogrefe


Abstract
The bioavailability of thiamin mononitrate, thiamin chloride-hydrochloride and benfotiamin was compared in broiler chickens, A thiamin-deficient diet was supplemented with either 1.8 and 1.5 mg/kg thiamin equivalent as water-soluble salts, or with 1.5 and 1.2 mg/kg thiamin equivalent as benfotiamin, respectively, and fed to 3 replicate groups/treatment for 21 days. Weight gain, feed consumption and feed conversion rate were not significantly affected by solubility or dietary level of thiamin. Likewise, using biochemical indices of thiamin status (erythrocyte transketolase activation coefficient, and thiamin concentrations in blood and liver), no differences were found between the water-soluble thiamin salts, indicating that they have identical potency. In contrast, biochemical indices of thiamin status showed a significantly higher bioavailability for benfotiamin than for the water-soluble sources.



Citation Styles

Harvard Citation styleGeyer, J., Netzel, M., Bitsch, I., Frank, T., Bitsch, R., Krämer, K., et al. (2000) Bioavailability of water- and lipid-soluble thiamin compounds in broiler chickens, International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research, 70(6), pp. 311-316. https://doi.org/10.1024/0300-9831.70.6.311

APA Citation styleGeyer, J., Netzel, M., Bitsch, I., Frank, T., Bitsch, R., Krämer, K., & Hoppe, P. (2000). Bioavailability of water- and lipid-soluble thiamin compounds in broiler chickens. International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research. 70(6), 311-316. https://doi.org/10.1024/0300-9831.70.6.311


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