Vitamin C injection improves antioxidant stress capacity through regulating blood metabolism in post-transit yak.

ABSTRACT: Transportation stress is one of the most serious issues in the management of yak. Previous studies have demonstrated that transport stress is caused by a pro-oxidant state in the animal resulting from an imbalance between pro-oxidant and antioxidant status. In this context, vitamin C has the ability to regulate reactive oxygen species (ROS) synthesis and alleviate oxidative stress. Although this effect of vitamin C is useful in pigs, goats and cattle, the effect of vitamin C on the mitigation of transport stress in yaks is still unclear. The purpose of this study was to better assess the metabolic changes induced by the action of vitamin C in yaks under transportation stress, and whether these changes can influence antioxidant status. After the yaks arrived at the farm, control or baseline

SUBMITTER: Zhang L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10290073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature