THE CONTENT OF ASCORBIC-ACID IN TISSUES O F PIG FETUSES AND OF NEWBORN PIGLETS AS WELL AS THAT IN THE BLOOD-PLASMA AND IN TISSUES OF PIGS OF DIFFERENT AGE, WITH CONSIDERATION ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE RESTRICTION OF SUCKLING

In 55, 75, 95 and 110 days old pig-fetuses as well as in newborn pigle ts the weight of different tissues and their content of ascorbic acid were analysed. The time for suckling of the piglets of 2 sows was rest ricted to 12 hours per day (= group A); the piglets of 2 sows were use d as a control (= group B). The restriction of the milk intake did not influence the content of the blood plasma and of the tissues in ascor bic acid. After weaning the pigs of group A had a compensatory growth and on the 214th day after birth the same slaughter mass as that of th e group B. There was no difference in the content of ascorbic acid of the tissues of the 2 groups of pigs. The significance of changes in th e content of ascorbic acid in the tissues during the fetal and the pos tnatal growth is described.