The Role of Biotin in Pre-Ruminant and Post-Ruminant Goats

    January 1997 in “ Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ”
    A.M. Tahmasbi, H. Galbraith, JR Scaife, A.M. Tahmasbi, H. Galbraith, JR Scaife
    TLDR Biotin is important for goat skin and hair health.
    The document discussed the essential role of biotin, a water-soluble B vitamin, in post-absorptive metabolism in animals, highlighting its association with skin lesions and poor hair growth when deficient. It noted that biotin could be sourced from the diet or produced by microorganisms in the digestive tract. However, the significance of dietary biotin in pre-ruminant animals and the contribution of microorganisms after rumen development in goats had not been adequately characterized at the time.
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