Pharmacokinetics of inorganic cobalt and a vitamin B12 supplement in the thoroughbred horse: differentiating cobalt abuse from supplementation

Background While cobalt is an essential micronutrient for vitamin B12 synthesis in the horse, at supraphysiological concentrations, it has been shown to enhance performance in human subjects and rats, and there is evidence that its administration in high doses to horses poses a welfare threat. An...

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Main Authors: Hillyer, Lynn, Ridd, Z., Fenwick, S., Hincks, Pamela, Paine, Stuart
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2018
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/51207/