Research on mammalian pigmentation has ranged from basic
studies on biochemistry of melanin formation to more practical
studies involving effects of nutrition, environment and genetics on
hair color. In mink such studies have an added significance as fur
color is of considerable economic importance; however, research in
this area has...
Inclusion of substantial levels of raw-frozen Pacific hake
(Merluccius productus) in diets of ranch-raised mink (Mustela vison)
causes a large percentage of animals to develop an abnormal condition
termed "cotton fur" (CF), characterized by depressed body
weight, microcytic-hypochromic anemia and a failure of under-fur
pigmentation. Observations by several groups of...
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