Intended for use by research and extension specialists, feed manufacturers, teachers, and students, this text provides the history, definition, sources, and structure of vitamins. The final chapter gives a unique perspective on vitamin deficiencies and excesses, and uses photographs to illustrate resultant conditions in farm livestock, laboratory animals, and humans.
Introduction and Historical Considerations; Vitamin A; Vitamin D; Vitamin E; Vitamin K; Thiamin; Riboflavin; Niacin; Vitamin B6; Pantothenic Acid; Biotin; Folacin; Vitamin B12; Choline; Vitamin C; Carnitine; Vitamin-like Substances; Essential Fatty Acids; Vitamin Supplementation.