Effect of supplemental dietary biotin on performance of lactating ewes

Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of D-(+)-biotin as a feed additive for all animal species based on a dossier submitted by EUROPE-ASIA Import Export GmbH

“…Some newer findings have demonstrated the benefit of additional oral biotin in cases of lameness or problems with claws and hoofs (see McDowell, 2000;Bergsten et al, 2003;Bampidis et al, 2007). In addition, positive effects on milk yield of dairy cows are described for daily doses of 10-20 mg biotin (Ferreira et al, 2007;Girard, 2010) and on performance of lactating ewes for daily doses up to 5 mg biotin (Christodoulou et al, 2006). However, insufficient data are available to establish biotin requirements for ruminants.…”

Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of biotin as a feed additive for all animal species based on a dossier submitted by VITAC EEIG

“…Some newer findings have demonstrated the benefit of additional oral biotin in cases of lameness or problems with claws and hoofs (see McDowell, 2000;Bergsten et al, 2003;Bampidis et al, 2007). In addition, positive effects on milk yield of dairy cows are described for daily doses of 10-20 mg biotin (Ferreira et al, 2007;Girard, 2010) and on performance of lactating ewes at daily doses up to 5 mg biotin (Christodoulou et al, 2006). However, insufficient data are available to establish biotin requirements for ruminants.…”

Development of an immunochromatographic strip for the semi-quantitative and quantitative detection of biotin in milk and milk products

“…Biotin (coenzyme R, D-biotin, vitamin B7, vitamin H, and W factor), 1 is a water-soluble B vitamin, which participates in multiple metabolic reactions and affects growth and development in living organisms. [2][3][4][5] Biotin cannot be synthesized by humans and other mammals; therefore, the vitamin must be obtained from dietary sources such as egg yolk, organ meats, vegetables, and dairy products.…”