Use of chromium as an animal feed supplement

Lindemann, M. D.

doi:10.1016/b978-044453071-4/50006-0

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“…Moreover, Cr supplementation benefits livestock, especially when animals are under nutritional or HS because mobilized Cr from body reserves is excreted irreversibly into the urine in stressed animals ( Chang and Mowat, 1992 ). Therefore, animals exposed to stressors such as heat may require more Cr to maintain normal carbohydrate and lipid metabolism ( Johnson and Vanjonack, 1975 ; Lindemann, 1999 , 2007 ; Liu et al., 2017 ). Cr is usually poorly absorbed by animals when provided in inorganic or even some organic forms ( Li and Lien, 2010 ).…”

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Nano-chromium picolinate and heat stress enhance insulin sensitivity in cross-bred sheep

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Nano-chromium picolinate and heat stress enhance insulin sensitivity in cross-bred sheep

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Potential Use of Chromium in the Farm Livestock Industry

Vincent

2012

The Bioinorganic Chemistry of Chromium

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Chromium: Is It Essential, Pharmacologically Relevant, or Toxic?

Vincent

2013

Metal Ions in Life Sciences

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Over fifty years ago, the element chromium (as the trivalent ion) was proposed to be an essential element for mammals with a role in maintaining proper carbohydrate and lipid metabolism. Evidence for an essential role came from dietary studies with rodents, studies on the effects of chromium on subjects on total parenteral nutrition, and studies of the absorption and transport of chromium. Over the next several decades, chromium-containing nutritional supplements became so popular for weight loss and muscle development that sales were second only to calcium among mineral supplements. However, the failure to identify the responsible biomolecules(s) that bind chromium(III) and their mode of action, particularly a postulated species named glucose tolerance factor or GTF, resulted in the status of chromium being questioned in recent years, such that the question of its being essential needs to be formally readdressed. At the same time as chromium(III)'s popularity as a nutritional supplement was growing, concerns over its safety appeared. While chromium has been conclusively shown not to have beneficial effects on body mass or composition and should be removed from the list of essential trace elements, chromium(III) compounds are generally nontoxic and have beneficial pharmacological effects in rodents models of insulin insensitivity, although human studies have not conclusively shown any beneficial effects. Mechanisms have been proposed for these pharmacological effects, but all suffer from a lack of consistent supporting evidence.

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Use of chromium as an animal feed supplement

Cited by 13 publications

References 77 publications

Nano-chromium picolinate and heat stress enhance insulin sensitivity in cross-bred sheep

Nano-chromium picolinate and heat stress enhance insulin sensitivity in cross-bred sheep

Potential Use of Chromium in the Farm Livestock Industry

Chromium: Is It Essential, Pharmacologically Relevant, or Toxic?

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