Abstract:
:Control of blood retinol levels in cattle during fattening is important in the production of marbled beef. However, it is difficult to easily measure the blood retinol concentration in the field. In this study, we attempted to develop an analysis method that does not require blood cell separation and uses a compact fluorescence analyzer that can be carried around as a preliminary system for measuring blood retinol concentration in the field. This system was used to monitor blood retinol levels in 12 fattening cattle (14 to 27 months old) and demonstrated a strong correlation (r = 0.78) with the results obtained by the standard high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method. Stronger correlations (r = 0.87) were obtained until the cattle were 24 months of age. These results suggest that higher correlations can be expected to be obtained by improving the robustness of the extraction system. Refinements for practical use need to be considered, but whole blood extraction and the vitamin A analyzer that was developed show potential to be used for on-farm monitoring of retinol levels.
journal_name
Anim Sci Jjournal_title
Animal science journal = Nihon chikusan Gakkaihoauthors
Iwasaki W,Morita N,Inoue T,Iwanaga Y,Nakashima A,Suzuki S,Morita Kdoi
10.1111/asj.13606keywords:
["blood retinol level","cattle","marbling beef","point-of-care testing","smart agriculture"]subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2021-12-01 00:00:00pages
e13606issue
1eissn
1344-3941issn
1740-0929journal_volume
92pub_type
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