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Thiamin deficiency in cats and dogs associated with feeding meat preserved with sulphur dioxide
Author(s) -
STUDDERT VP,
LABUC RH
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1991.tb03129.x
Subject(s) - preservative , cats , food science , sulfur dioxide , vitamin , chemistry , raw meat , medicine , biochemistry , inorganic chemistry
SUMMARY Thiamin deficiency was diagnosed in cats and dogs being fed fresh minced meat, which contained sulphur dioxide as a preservative and less than 0.5 mg/kg thiamin. Thiamin in the meat and in added dietary ingredients, including a supplementary vitamin mixture, was destroyed by the sulphur dioxide.