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MINERAL SALTS Deficiency Syndrome

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DEFINITION:	Indispensable substances for many processes of the animal organism. In the nature they are under different salts form. It is important to say that when we provide mineral complexes to the birds these regulate their ingestion according to their necessities. Next some of the most important minerals and its main action within the organism of the birds:
SODIUM (Na)	It acts in the absorption of the water and its later elimination (diuresis)
CALCIUM (Ca) and PHOSFORO (P)	Are fundamental along with vitamin D in the formation of the bones
POTASSIUM (K)	Acts in the operation of the cardiac muscle (cardiac tone) Also acts on the diuresis.
MAGNESIUM (Mg)	It is related intimately with Ca and P.
IODINE (I)	Is fundamental for the normal operation of the gland thyroid.
MANGANESE (MN)	Necessary for the growth and the reproduction. Its deficiency as we saw before causes PEROSIS
COPPER (Cu) and COBALT (Co)	Are fundamental together with the B12 vitamin, in the eritorpoyesis (this means formation of the elements of the blood: globules)
IRON (Fe)	Essential component and the hemoglobina of the blood.

VITAMIN B12 or CIANOCOBALAMINE Deficiency Syndrome

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:22:10 +0000

Action:

It is the so called antianemic vitamin. Along with Copper and the Cobalto, are indispensable in the formation of the elements of the blood (eritropoyesis)

Deficiency:

Delay in the growth
Anaemia
Upheavals in the moulting
Low in the fertility of eggs. It is important to say that all the vitamins of group B are less stable than the others (they oxidize quickly) for that reason must be used in amounts that are daily consumed and not to leave them in the water throughs until the other day.
It is also important to know that the vitamins of group B, act to each other interrelated, therefore the deficiency of one of them means that we must provide the called ” B Complex “.

PANTOTENIC ACID Deficiency Syndrome

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:21:29 +0000

Deficiency:

The symptoms are very difficult to separate of the symptoms caused by the deficiency of Biotine.

Dermatitis
Breakage of the pheaders
Perosis
Delay in the growth

FOLIC ACID Deficiency Syndrome

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:20:13 +0000

Deficiency:

It can produce:

Anaemia.
Delay in the growth
Problems in the plumage,
PEROSIS: It is a joint deficiency with the lack of manganese (Mn). Produces a landslide of the sinew of the gastronemious outside the bony pulley of the tarsius joint therefore the bones suffers a torsion outwards. (most of the times a single leg)

BIOTINE Deficiency Syndrome

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:18:46 +0000

Deficiency:

It can produce dermatitis in the legs (rough legs, with crack and necrosis)

NICOTINIC ACID or NICOTINAMIDE Deficiency Syndrome

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:18:03 +0000

Action:	Essential in the metabolism of carbon hydrates (sugars)
Deficiency:	It can produce: Inflammations in mouth, pharynx, and esophagus. Inflammation of the knee and to hoop the legs.

VITAMIN B6 or PIRIDOXINE Deficiency Syndrome

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:17:22 +0000

Deficiency:

Anorexy (loss of appetite)
Delay in the growth
Nervous symptoms: spasmodic convulsions, jumps.

VITAMIN B2 RIVOFLAVINE Deficiency Syndrome

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:16:32 +0000

Deficiency:

diarrea
Delay in the growth
Paralysis of the legs, supports the tarsos and doubles the fingers inwards

VITAMIN B1 or TIAMINE Deficiency Syndrome

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:15:39 +0000

Action:	It is the anti-neuritic vitamin (antinervous) Its also necessary in the metabolism of carbon hydrates.
Deficiency:	It can produce: - Nervous symptom, paralysis of the legs and the muscles. - Atrophy of the genital devices

VITAMIN C Deficiency Syndrome

admin — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 06:15:04 +0000

It is practically the only vitamin that the organism of the birds can synthesize in sufficient amounts.
Action:	Its main action is to form and to maintain the intercellular material. Also it acts in the spare part of calcium and phosphorus. Its used like antistress and helping in parasitic infectious diseases.