ANN 111: Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology (2+1)

ARSENIC

• Animals given an arsenic-deficient diet had rough coats and slower growth rates than control animals given a supplement of arsenic.
• A long term study with goats showed interference with reproduction (abortion, low birth weights) and milk production and sudden death.
• The toxicity of the element is well known; symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and severe abdominal pain.