Topics:
Animal Nutrition, Animal Refresher
The Anti-Stress Vitamin
Anti-stress vitamin is:
- Vita. A
- Vita. C — Correct Answer
- Vita. E
- None
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Vitamin C
Vitamin C (L-Ascorbic acid) is known as the Anti-stress vitamin because it is rapidly depleted during physical, physiological, and psychological stress, and supplementation helps maintain immune function and adrenal cortex activity during stress.
Special Names of Key Vitamins
| Vitamin | Special Name(s) |
|---|---|
| Vitamin A | Anti-infective vitamin; Retinol |
| Vitamin C | Anti-stress vitamin; L-Ascorbic acid; Anti-scurvy vitamin |
| Vitamin E | Anti-sterility vitamin; α-Tocopherol |
| Vitamin K | Anti-haemorrhagic factor |
Vitamin C — Key Facts
- Deficiency → Scurvy (bleeding gums, poor wound healing)
- Deficiency in babies → "Pithed frog" position (guinea pigs)
- Water-soluble vitamin
- Precursor: Hexose sugar
- Most animals synthesise Vit C; guinea pigs and humans cannot → dietary requirement
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- Vitamin A → Anti-infective vitamin; not the anti-stress vitamin
- Vitamin E → Anti-sterility vitamin; not anti-stress
- None → incorrect; Vitamin C is the established anti-stress vitamin
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