Topics:
Animal Nutrition, Animal Refresher
The Anti-Sterility Vitamin
Anti-sterility vitamin is:
- Vita. A
- Vita. C
- Vita. E — Correct Answer
- Vita. D
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Vitamin E
Vitamin E (α-Tocopherol) is known as the Anti-sterility vitamin because it is essential for normal reproductive function in both males and females — deficiency causes sterility, foetal resorption, and degeneration of germinal epithelium.
Special Names of Vitamins
| Vitamin | Special Name |
|---|---|
| Vitamin A | Anti-infective vitamin |
| Vitamin C | Anti-stress vitamin |
| Vitamin E | Anti-sterility vitamin; Anti-oxidant vitamin |
| Vitamin K | Anti-haemorrhagic factor |
Vitamin E Deficiency Diseases
- Crazy chick disease / Encephalomalacia (cerebellum degeneration in chicks)
- Nutritional muscular dystrophy — Stiff lamb disease, White muscle disease, Mulberry heart disease
- Exudative diathesis in chicks
- Syncope syndrome in pigs
- Yellow fat disease / Pansteatitis in cats
Key Notes
- Vitamin E and Selenium show a synergistic effect
- Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- Vitamin A → Anti-infective vitamin; deficiency causes Nutritional roup, night blindness
- Vitamin C → Anti-stress vitamin; deficiency causes Scurvy
- Vitamin D → Anti-rachitic; regulates calcium metabolism
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