Topics:
Animal Nutrition, Animal Refresher
The Anti-Dermatitis Vitamin
Anti-dermatitis factor is:
- Vita. $B_{6}$ — Correct Answer
- Vita. C
- Niacin
- Vita. D
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Vitamin B₆
Vitamin B₆ (Pyridoxine) was historically named the 'anti-dermatitis factor' because its deficiency causes severe, scaly dermatitis (acrodynia) on the extremities (ears, nose, paws, and feet) of rats, pigs, and other animals — a condition that was reversed by administering pyridoxine.
Vitamin B Complex — Deficiency Diseases
| Vitamin | Name | Deficiency Disease |
|---|---|---|
| B₁ | Thiamin | Polyneuritis in birds (star gazer position); PEM/CCN in ruminants |
| B₂ | Riboflavin | Curled toe paralysis in chicken |
| B₃ | Niacin (Nicotinic acid) | Pellagra / rough skin |
| B₅ | Pantothenic acid | Goose-stepping in pigs |
| B₆ | Pyridoxine | Anti-dermatitis factor; Goose-stepping in pigs |
| B₈ | Biotin | FLKS; Sudden death syndrome in broiler; Spectacle eye in rat |
| B₁₂ | Cyanocobalamine | Pernicious anemia |
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