Vitamins Flashcards
Vitamin D animals affected
Mainly poultry
All farm animals
Vitamin D functions
Helps in utilizing calcium and phosphorus
Helps bone and teeth
Vitamin D deficiency symptoms
Soft bones
Skeletal disorders
Soft shells
Vitamin D sources for animals
Sun cures hay
Fishmeal
Vitamin E animals affected
Lactating cows
Horses
Sheep
Vitamin E function
Protects cell membranes - antioxidant
Red blood cell production
Vitamin E deficiency symptoms
Reproductive failure
Skin issues
Vitamin E sources for animals
Whole grain Good hay Grain porridge Corn Soybeans
Vitamin K animals affected
Pigs
Poultry
Vitamin K function
Clots blood
Vitamin K sources for animals
Chemical in feed
Vitamin K deficiency symptoms
Bleeding out
Blood not clotting
Vitamin B6 affected animals
Pigs
Poultry
Livestock
Small animals
Vitamin B6 functions
Brain hormones
Red blood cells
Vitamin B6 deficiency symptoms
Slow growth
Anemia
Lowered egg laying ability