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vitamins

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Inorganic elements essential for animal nutrition Minerals
Source of minerals for animals Feeds, mineral supplements, water, soil
Main function of minerals Constituents of tissues, regulators, accessory roles
Mineral function: gives rigidity and strength to bones and teeth Constituent of skeletal structures
Mineral function: maintains ionic equilibrium Mg²⁺, Cl⁻, SO₄²⁻
Mineral that activates cytochrome oxidase Copper (Cu)
Mineral used by microorganisms to produce Vitamin B12 Cobalt (Co)
Mineral role in acid-base balance Excretion of hydrogen ions
Mineral role in nerve activity Nerve excitability
Mineral role in milk and egg production Accessory function
Function of sodium pump Moves Na⁺ out and K⁺ into the cell
Macrominerals definition Required in large amounts (percent basis)
Examples of macrominerals Ca, P, K, Na, Cl, Mg, S
Microminerals definition Required in small or trace amounts
Examples of microminerals Fe, Cu, Co, I, Mo, F, Mn, Zn, Se
Calcium deficiency Rickets, osteoporosis, milk fever
Phosphorus deficiency Pica, poor growth, infertility
Magnesium deficiency Grass tetany (hypomagnesemia)
Zinc deficiency Parakeratosis in swine
Manganese deficiency Perosis, skeletal deformities
Cobalt deficiency Unthriftiness, emaciation in ruminants
Iron deficiency Anemia, thumps (labored breathing)
Copper deficiency Enzootic ataxia, anemia
Iodine deficiency Goiter, alopecia
Selenium deficiency Nutritional muscular dystrophy (similar to Vit E deficiency)
Molybdenum deficiency Poor growth in lambs
Definition of vitamins Organic compounds essential for metabolism, growth, and health
Main characteristic of vitamins Required in small amounts and cannot be synthesized enough by animals
Fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, K
Water-soluble vitamins B complex and C
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