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

DEFICIENCY – RICKETS

• Calcium and Phosphorus deposition in bones is affected and the bones are weak, more prone to fractures and deformities.
• The conditions commonly seen are bowing of legs, swollen knees and hock and arching of back.
• Occasionally there is paralysis.
• Rickety Rosary – enlargement of Osteochondral junction in ribs are also noticed