Deficiency – Nutritional Ruop

DEFICIENCY – NUTRITIONAL RUOP

  • In poultry Vitamin A deficiency leads to high mortality rate.
  • Early symptoms include retarded growth, weakness, ruffled plumage and a staggering gait.
  • Egg production and hatchability are reduced. Nasal and ocular discharge, drowsiness, pale comb and wattles, eyelids stuck shut with thick exudates.
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