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Vitamin A deficiency
Xeropthalmia in rat - dryness of the cornea
Early stages are curable
Vitamin A deficiency
Night Blindness
Imagine you are in the car at the left
and this is what you see.
Normal vision
Night Blindness
Eye fails to
adapt quickly to
decreased light.
Vitamin A
deficiency.
Human
shoulder.
Follicular hyperkeratosis. Goose flesh. Pustulation
occurs and is confused with acne.
Advanced rickets
Farm Animals
The following slides, though not of
the highest quality, illustrate some of
the vitamin deficiencies in livestock.
Vit A deficiency in
pig on the right
Paralysis of hind
limbs.
Muscle showing
white streaks where
degeneration occurs.
Riboflavin
Top pig is markedly
smaller, poor doing,
poor hair coat and
skin.
Riboflavin
deficiency
Poor reproductive
performance;
stillborn pigs.
Niacin deficiency
Note difference in
growth and
condition.
B6 (Pyridoxine) deficiency
Pig showing an epilectic-like seizure
B6 (Pyridoxine) deficiency
Pigs showing marked difference in growth
Biotin deficiency
Skin lesions
Biotin deficiency
Epithelial lesions on foot of chickens
B12 deficiency
Note difference in
growth and condition.
Pig at top has not
grown as well and has
rougher skin and hair
coat.