Stillbirth Caused by Vitamin A Deficiency in Captive African Lion Cubs ( <i>Panthera leo</i> )
Our findings supported a diagnosis of vitamin A deficiency when compared with the normal reference value reported in another previous study on wet liver samples obtained from a wild lion. It is suspected to be the cause of stillbirths, neonatal deaths and multiple anomalies in lion cubs.
Authors
- Yashar Gharehaghajlou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0280-4910)
- Monireh Khordadmehr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4472-3847)
- Mohammadreza Ghorani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7066-0344)
- H. Sadri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1802-4169)
- Farinaz Jigari‐Asl
- Katayoon Nofouzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8270-595X)
Institutions
- University of Tabriz (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Veterinary Medicine and Science
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.70317
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.81
Funders
- University of Tabriz