An Unidentified Factor in Alfalfa Which Counteracts Mineral Oil Toxicity in the Rat and Mouse

Difference between Rats and Chicks in the Protective Effect of Dietary Fiber against Amaranth Toxicity

“…Crystalline amino acids were kindly provided by Ajinomoto Co., Tokyo. 3 Purchased from Kohkin Chemical Co., Osaka. 4 Just prior to preparing the diet, retinyl palmitate and ergocarciferol were mixed with corn oil to provide 6,0001U and 6001U, respectively, in I kg of diet for the rats and to provide 5,000 IU each for the chickes.…”

“…2 This value is expressed as g gain/g of food intake, and the values for rats fed with the diets containing such non-nutritive fractions as amaranth and GDF were calculated on the basis of food intake not containing the amount of non-nutritive fractions consumed. 3 This means the cecal wet weight including all its contents. 4 Mean ± SEM (n = 5); values not sharing a common superscript letter within a column are significantly different (p<0.05).…”

“…The amount of amaranth consumed in the groups given 6% amaranth was subtracted from the food intake since it was a non-nutritive fraction. 3 Mean ± SEM (n = 6); values not sharing a common superscript letter within a column are significantly different (p<0.05). Comparisons are made within each experimental series.…”

“…2 See footnote 2 to Table II. 3 Cecal wet weight containing all its contents. 4 Mean ± SEM (n = 5); values not sharing a common superscript letter within a column are significantly different (p<0.05).…”

Observations on the etiology, prophylaxis and therapy of pasture bloat

“…Blood carotene and tocopherol levels de creased markedly in the cattle. Of possible interest in this connection was the finding of an unidentified factor in al falfa which counteracts mineral oil toxicity in the rat and mouse (Ershoff and Hernandez, 1958). Hardison et al, (1956) found that feeding soybean lecithin did not decrease dry matter digestibility of a hay ration, and therefore, according to those authors, should not affect digestibility of green pasture.…”