Micronutrients Flashcards
Micronutrients Categories
Macrominerals
Micromineral (trace mineral)
Water Soluble Vitamin
Fat Soluble Vitamins
Macrominerals
Calcium
Phosphorus
Sodium
Chloride
Magnesium
Potassium
Sulfur
Micromineral
Zinc
Copper
Selenium
Iodine
Iron
Manganese
Molybdenum
Cobalt
Water Soluble Vitamins
Cobalamin/B12
Folate/B9
Niacin/B3
Pyridozine/B6
Riboflavin/B2
Thiamine/B1
Fat Soluble Vitamin
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin A
Vitamin K
What does Calcium do
acid/base
cation
bone and teeth
blood coagulation muscle contration
nerve conduction
What if there is too little Calcium
milk fever in cow
eclampsia in bitch
tetany
osteopenia
Where is calcium
bone
dairy
dicalcium phosphate
calcium carbonate
calcium citrate
greens
legumes
What does Phosphorus do?
Acid/base
Anion
Energy (ATP)
Preservation on human food
What if there is too little/much phosphorus in the diet?
Little
Down cow
Much
metabolic bone diease if inverse calcium to phorphours ration
struvite stone
maybe chronic kidney disease
Where is Phosphorus
phospholipids
meat
grain, brans>forage
dicalcium phosphate
phosphates in pre-packed human food
What does complete and balanced mean?
calcium to phosphorus ration
general target 1:1-4:1 ration
1:1-2:1 is most common ratio
Consequences <1:1
increased PTH-pulls calcium from bone-osteopenia (nutritional secondary hyperparathyroidism)
Consequences>4:1
calcium based urolithiasis
down regulates PTH
Potassium
Cation +
Cellular action potential/contraction
forage, fruit and vegetables
potassium citrate/chloride/sulfate/gluconate
Magnesium
cation+
enzyme co factor-lots of function
kidney function
grass tetany if too little in the diet
alkalosis if too much in the diet
forage
magnesium oxide, magnesium sulfate
Sodium
cation+
osmotic balance
salt toxicosis if too much salt and inadequate water access
sodium chloride