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Animal Refresher, Poultry Science
Match: Vitamins and Deficiency Diseases in Poultry
Match the column — Vitamins and their deficiency diseases in poultry:
| TABLE-I (Vitamin) | TABLE-II (Deficiency Disease) |
|---|---|
| 1. Vitamin E | (a) Polyneuritis |
| 2. Thiamine | (b) Crazy Chick disease |
| 3. Riboflavin | (c) Penguin-like posture |
| 4. Biotin | (d) Curled toe paralysis |
| 5. Vitamin D | (e) Fatty liver kidney syndrome |
- 1-a, 2-b, 3-d, 4-e, 5-c
- 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-e, 5-c — Correct Answer
- 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d, 5-e
- 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-e, 5-d
Explanation:
Correct Answer: 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-e, 5-c
Correct Matching
| Vitamin | Deficiency Disease | Key Signs |
|---|---|---|
| Vitamin E | Crazy Chick disease (Encephalomalacia) | Lack of coordination, head retraction, ataxia; also causes Exudative diathesis and Muscular dystrophy (White muscle disease) |
| Thiamine (B₁) | Polyneuritis | Nerve inflammation; birds sit on their hocks with neck drawn back — 'Stargazing' posture |
| Riboflavin (B₂) | Curled toe paralysis | Chicks walk on their hocks with toes curled inward; peripheral neuritis of sciatic nerve |
| Biotin | Fatty Liver Kidney Syndrome (FLKS) | Sudden death in broilers; fatty infiltration of liver and kidneys; also causes Perosis and egg white injury when egg white (avidin) binds biotin |
| Vitamin D | Penguin-like posture | Rickets (young birds) — soft beak, bones; Osteomalacia (adult); birds sit on their hocks with wings spread (penguin posture) |
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