BASC102A Vitamins PDF

BASC102A: Vitamins DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY-DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 1  Vitamins An organic compound generally accepted to be an organic compound that is A. Component of a natural food, but is distinct from other basic nutrients in requirement, structu...

BASC102A: Vitamins DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY-DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 1  Vitamins An organic compound generally accepted to be an organic compound that is A. Component of a natural food, but is distinct from other basic nutrients in requirement, structure, utilization and metabolism. B. Present in most foods and required in minute amounts C. Essential for normal metabolism in animals and required for normal health, growth, development, maintenance and reproduction. D. A cause of a specific disease or syndrome if absent from the diet or improperly absorbed or utilized. E. Unable to be synthesized by the host animal in sufficient amounts to meet physiological demands and therefore must be obtained from the diet. DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY-DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 2 Classification A. Fat Soluble Vitamin (A,D, E, K) Vitamin Other names Functions Deficiency symptoms A Retinol Retinol, anti-xeropthalmia, Night blindness, keratitis, anti- night blindness rough hair coat, reproduction problems D D2- Anti-Rachitic factor Rickets, Osteomalacia, poor Ergocalciferol eggshell formation D3- Cholecalciferol E Tocopherol Anti sterility, Tocopherol Encephalomalacia, Muscular dystrophy in livestock K K2- Anti-hemorrhage Hemorrhages menaquinone K3- menadione DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY-DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 3 Classification B. Water Soluble vitamin (B complex and C) Vitamin Other names Deficiency symptoms B1 Thiamin Polyneuritis in birds B2 Riboflavin Curled toe paralysis in chicks B3 Niacin Black tongue in chicks, dermatitis in pigs B4 Choline Perosis (Slipped tendon) in chicks Polyneuritis Curled toe Perosis paralysis in chicks DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY-DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 4 Classification B. Water Soluble vitamin (B complex and C) Vitamin Other names Deficiency symptoms B5 Pantothenic acid “Goose Stepping” in Pigs B6 Pyridoxine Dermatitis, alopecia, convulsions B7 Biotin Severe Dermatitis Goose stepping in pigs DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY-DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 5 Classification B. Water Soluble vitamin (B complex and C) Vitamin Other names Deficiency symptoms B8 Inositol B9 Folacin or folic acid Macrocytic (megaloblastic anemia), leucopenia B10 Para amino benzoic acid (PABA) B11 Anti-gizzoid erosion factor (Vit B9) B12 Cyanocobalamin Pernicious anemia C Ascorbic acid Scurvy, low immune resistance DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY-DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 6 Criteria Fat soluble vitamin Water soluble vitamin Chemical C,H,O C, H, O, some with N, S, Composition or Co Transport by lipoprotein associated with fluid compartments of the body Storage stored in liver no storage Precursor pro vitamin (Vit A or No precursor carotene) Excretion Via feces Via urine Absorption associated with fats simple process Toxicity tissue accumulation Non-toxic DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY-DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 7 Thank you!  DE LA SALLE ARANETA UNIVERSITY-DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE 8