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NUTRITIONAL anæmia in mink has been described by Kennedy1 and Whithair et al. 2. In recent experiments we observed that mink kits fed diets containing large amounts of raw coalfish (Gadus virens) developed anæmia and characteristic fur anomalies, especially light under-fur, in about 40 per cent of the animals. The same disorder was also seen in mink kits fed diets containing raw whiting (Gadus merlangus)3. A rather high mortality-rate of about 20–30 per cent was noted in the anæmic animals.
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Kennedy, A. H., Canad. J. Comp. Med., 11, 272 (1947).
Whithair, C. K., Schaefer, A., Elvehjem, C. A., J. Amer. Vet. Med., 115, 54 (1949).
Helgebostad, A., Norsk Pelsdyrblad, 114 (1957).
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HELGEBOSTAD, A., MARTINSONS, E. Nutritional Anæmia in Mink. Nature 181, 1660–1661 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811660b0
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