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The effect ofin ovo boron supplementation on bone mineralization of the vitamin D-deficient chicken embryo

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It has been hypothesized that boron (B) is an essential element for animals, but its action will vary greatly depending on the nutriture of the organism. One of the nutrients implicated as having an interaction with boron is cholecalciferol (Vit D3). This study was carried out to determine if such an interaction exists. The study was conducted utilizing vitamin D-deficient chicken embryos that were injected through the shell at 8 d of embryogenesis with carrier (NaCl and/or acetone), B (0.5 mg), B+Vit D3 (0.5 mg and 0.3 μg, respectively), or Vit D3 (0.3 or 1.5 μg). Thein ovo concomitant administration of boron and vitamin D enhanced (p<00.05) the hatchability of the vitamin D-deficient embryos. Furthermore, boron and/or vitamin D3 increased (p<0.05) the percent of bone ash and decreased (p<0.05) the exaggerated height of the proliferative zone of the epiphyseal growth plate normally observed in vitamin D deficiency, suggesting a more rapid bone formation. The results provide further evidence supporting the hypothesis that boron plays a role in bone mineralization through an interaction with vitamin D.

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  1. United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, College Station, TX

    Nancy King

  2. Department of Poultry Science, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, TX

    Ted W. Odom

  3. Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Texas A & M University, Texas, USA

    H. Wayne Sampson

  4. Dept. Poultry Science, Pennsylvania State Univ., USDA-ARS, Food Animal Protection Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania, USA

    Andrew G. Yersin

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King, N., Odom, T.W., Sampson, H.W. et al. The effect ofin ovo boron supplementation on bone mineralization of the vitamin D-deficient chicken embryo. Biol Trace Elem Res 31, 223–233 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990193

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