Tim 3 Flashcards
4 Fat soluble vitamins?
K
A
D
E
Storage of Fat soluble vitamins
A, D, K in liver
E in adipose tissue
4 functions of vitamin A
Vision
Cellular differentiation
Reproduction
Anti-oxidant
4 results of vitamin A deficiency
Xerophthamlmia - drying of cornia
Night Blindness
Epithelial keratinization
Reduced feed intake
Functions of Vitamin D
Calcium homeostasis
Cell differentiation
Control of Blood Pressure
4 vitamin D deficiencies
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Milk Fever
Cage layer fatigue
What are the 3 major antioxidants?
Superoxide dismutase
Glutathione peroxidase
Vitamin E
2 Functions of vitamin E
Antioxidant
Anti-carcinogenic
Why do we provide vitamin K when putting antibiotics into feed?
In-feed antibiotics may cause vitamin K deficiency
2 functions of vitamin K?
Aids in blood clotting
Bone mineralization
absorption of water-soluble vitamins
Absorption primarily via passive diffusion into portal system
B vitamins in monogastrics vs ruminants
Ruminants exceed dietary requirements
Monogastrics do not synthesize enough
B vitamin nutrition in rabbits
Practice coprophagy
Bacteria in hind gut produce adequate amounts of vitamin B
B vitamin nutrition in horses
Bacteria in intestinal tract produce adequate amounts
3 results of vitamin C deficiency
Scurvy
Weight loss, hemorrhage
Failure of callogen formation