Vitamin B9

Question 1

What is vitamin B9?

Answer 1

folic acid

Question 2

What are dietary sources of folic acid?

Answer 2

leafy greens

Question 3

What are the functions of folic acid?

Answer 3

amino acid metabolism, DNA and RNA synthesis, neurotransmitter production

Question 4

What species is at greatest risk for folic acid deficiency?

Answer 4

poultry because they have a high rate of passage

Question 5

What does folic acid deficiency present as?

Answer 5

reduced growth, poor hair coat, poor feather development, macrocytic hypochromic anemia, and slipped tendon perosis

Question 6

What is used in place of folic acid to treat for coccidia?

Answer 6

sulfonamides and ethopabate, folic acid antagonists

Question 7

What can sulfonamides and ethopabate cause?

Answer 7

the intestinal microbes from producing folate which causes folic acid deficiency

Question 8

What is perosis/slipped tendon?

Answer 8

the deformity of hocks, elargement of the condyle, bowing of the tarsometatarsus, slipping of the gastrocnemius tendon

Question 9

What nutrient deficiencies can cause perosis?

Answer 9

manganese, choline, pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid, and niacin