Topics:
Animal Nutrition, Animal Refresher
Anti-Sterility Vitamin
Which vitamin is known as the 'anti-sterility vitamin'?
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin E — Correct Answer
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Vitamin E (alpha-Tocopherol)
Vitamin E is essential for reproduction. Deficiency causes infertility and fetal resorption.
Vitamin E Deficiency Diseases
- Crazy chick disease / Encephalomalacia (cerebellum degeneration in chicks)
- White muscle disease / Stiff lamb disease / Mulberry heart disease in pigs
- Exudative diathesis in chickens
- Yellow fat disease / Pansteatitis in cats
Vitamin E + Selenium Synergy
Vitamin E (lipid-phase antioxidant) and Selenium via Glutathione peroxidase (aqueous-phase antioxidant) act synergistically to protect cell membranes from oxidative damage.
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