Topics:
Animal Nutrition, Animal Refresher
The Anti-Infective Vitamin
Anti-infective vitamin is:
- Vita. A — Correct Answer
- Vita. C
- Vita. E
- Vita. D
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Vitamin A
Vitamin A (Retinol) is known as the Anti-infective vitamin because it is essential for maintaining the integrity of epithelial tissues and mucous membranes — the first line of defense against infections.
Special Names of Vitamins
| Vitamin | Special Name |
|---|---|
| Vitamin A | Anti-infective vitamin |
| Vitamin C | Anti-stress vitamin; Anti-scurvy vitamin |
| Vitamin E | Anti-sterility vitamin; Anti-oxidant vitamin |
| Vitamin K | Anti-haemorrhagic factor |
| Vitamin D | Anti-rachitic vitamin (acts as hormone) |
Vitamin A Deficiency Signs
- Poultry: "Nutritional roup"
- Night blindness (Nyctalopia)
- Loss of epithelial integrity → increased susceptibility to infections
- Forage drying (hay making) destroys up to 80% of Vitamin A
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- Vitamin C → Anti-stress vitamin; important for immune function but called anti-stress, not anti-infective
- Vitamin E → Anti-sterility vitamin; antioxidant; not the anti-infective vitamin
- Vitamin D → Anti-rachitic; regulates calcium metabolism; not called anti-infective
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