Topics:
Animal Nutrition, Animal Refresher
Vitamin Deficiency Diseases — Match the Column
Match the vitamin with its deficiency disease:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| 1. Riboflavin (B2) | (a) Goose-stepping in pigs |
| 2. Vitamin E | (b) Curled toe paralysis |
| 3. Thiamine (B1) | (c) Crazy chick disease |
| 4. Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) | (d) Spectacle eye in rats |
| 5. Biotin (B8) | (e) Polyneuritis |
- 1-e, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a, 5-d
- 1-b, 2-c, 3-e, 4-a, 5-d — Correct Answer
- 1-b, 2-e, 3-c, 4-a, 5-d
- 1-c, 2-b, 3-e, 4-d, 5-a
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 1-b, 2-c, 3-e, 4-a, 5-d
Vitamin deficiency diseases (from Table 5 of the notes):
- Riboflavin (B2) → Curled toe paralysis (b): Classic sign in chickens — toes curl inward due to peripheral nerve degeneration.
- Vitamin E → Crazy chick disease / Encephalomalacia (c): Degeneration of the cerebellum in chicks. Also causes White muscle disease, Exudative diathesis, Mulberry heart disease.
- Thiamine (B1) → Polyneuritis (e): In birds — 'star gazer position' (head drawn backward, sitting on flexed legs). In ruminants → Polioencephalomalacia (CCN).
- Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) → Goose-stepping in pigs (a): Stiff, high-stepping gait due to nerve degeneration. Also caused by B6 (Pyridoxine).
- Biotin (B8) → Spectacle eye in rats (d): Periorbital dermatitis mimicking spectacles. Also causes FLKS in poultry.
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