The influence of enrichment of maize meal on the growth of rats

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Myburgh, S.J.
Groenewald, J.W.

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Published by The Government Printer, Pretoria

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Maize products are notoriously deficient in certain essential nutrients, amongst others, some members of the B-complex vitamins. Such deficiencies are furthermore aggravated in processing maize. Two maize products, one a whole white maize meal and the other a white maize flour (processed) were studied. These maize products were incorporated in balanced rations enriched with a vitamin product known to contain some of the essential members of the B-complex vitamins. Growth tests using adolescent albino rats were carried out. The results clearly indicated the beneficial effect of the supplementation.

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Veterinary medicine

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Myburgh, SJ & Groenewald, JW 1953, 'The influence of enrichment of maize meal on the growth of rats’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 235-239.