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Vitamins
Animal Nutrition
Term | Definition |
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necessary for multiple blood clotting factor; synthesized in gastrointestinal tracts of most livestock species | Vitamin K |
precursor for the important TCA cycle reducing agent flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) | riboflavin |
beta-carotene is a primary precursor; A deficiency symptom is blindness | Vitamin A |
discovered through study of its classic deficiency, beriberi | Thiamin |
functions in conversion of propionate to succinyl-CoA; important for gluconeogenesis | vitamin B12 |
serves as free radical scavenger with its most active form being alpha-tocopherol | vitamin E |
precursor for the important TCA cycle reducing agent nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) and phosphate (NADP) | Niacin |
this vitamin functions as a steroid hormone; converted to its active form by sunlight exposure | vitamin D |
classic deficiency sign is scurvy; supplementation not needed in most food animal species | vitamin C |
component of coenzyme A; thus, important in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism | pantothenic acid |