Topics:
Animal Nutrition, Animal Refresher
Match: Minerals and Deficiency Diseases
Match the column:
| Mineral | Deficiency disease |
|---|---|
| 1. Copper | (a) Parakeratosis in pig |
| 2. Zinc | (b) Eclampsia in Bitch |
| 3. Manganese | (c) Allotriophagia |
| 4. Phosphorus | (d) Stringy wool |
| 5. Calcium | (e) Perosis |
- 1-a, 2-d, 3-e, 4-c, 5-b
- 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c, 5-e
- 1-d, 2-a, 3-e, 4-c, 5-b — Correct Answer
- 1-c, 2-a, 3-e, 4-d, 5-b
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 1-d, 2-a, 3-e, 4-c, 5-b
Each mineral deficiency produces a characteristic disease or syndrome in specific species — essential knowledge for animal nutrition examinations.
Minerals and Deficiency Diseases — Matching
| Mineral | Disease | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Copper | (d) Stringy/Steely wool | Especially Merino sheep; also: Swayback, Falling disease |
| 2. Zinc | (a) Parakeratosis in pig | Also: Hyperkeratosis in cattle, Swollen hock syndrome in chickens |
| 3. Manganese | (e) Perosis | Slipped tendon (gastrocnemius/Achilles) in chickens |
| 4. Phosphorus | (c) Allotriophagia | Pica/Depraved appetite; animals eat wood, bones, rags etc. |
| 5. Calcium | (b) Eclampsia in bitch | Occurs just after parturition; small/toy breeds most susceptible |
Additional Mineral Disease Notes
- Perosis also caused by: Mn, Biotin, Choline, Folic acid, Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Calcium deficiency also → Milk fever/Parturient paresis in high-yielding cows
- Copper deficiency → Sheep most susceptible to Cu toxicity; also most susceptible to Co deficiency
- Cobalt deficiency → Enzootic marasmus/Pine/Wasting disease
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- 1-a, 2-d, 3-e, 4-c, 5-b → assigns Parakeratosis to Copper (incorrect; Parakeratosis is Zinc deficiency)
- 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c, 5-e → assigns Eclampsia to Manganese; Eclampsia is Calcium deficiency
