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Goff, Jesse |
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Submitted to: Book Chapter
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 6/20/2002 Publication Date: 12/13/2004 Citation: Goff, J.P. 2004. Vitamins. In: Reece, W.O., editor. Dukes' Physiology of Domestic Animals, 12th edition. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. p. 562-574. Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Vitamins are organic compounds that are essential to life. They function as metabolic catalysts or regulators and can generally be classified on the basis of their solubility as fat-soluble vitamins or water-soluble vitamins. All of the vitamins are required for normal function in all animals and often the diet must supply these compounds if the animal is to function normally. However, some of the vitamins are synthesized within the body of some animals so that there is no dietary requirement of that vitamin for that particular animal. In ruminants the microbes are capable of producing many of the water-soluble B-vitamins needed to support the ruminant tissue needs. The goals of this chapter are to familiarize the veterinary student with: 1) The role each vitamin has in body functions; 2) Deficiency symptoms; 3) Toxicity symptoms; 4) Syndromes of special concern in veterinary medicine. |
