| Abstract: | Four experiments were conducted to examine the riboflavin, pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid, and choline requirements of young Embden geese fed purified diets. Goslings fed diets deficient in either riboflavin, pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid, or choline grew poorly. Feeding a pantothenic acid-deficient diet resulted in 100% mortality. Goslings fed diets containing 530 mg/kg of choline or less developed perosis. Under the conditions of these experiments it was found that: 1) goslings require no more than 3.84 mg/kg of riboflavin and 31.2 mg/kg of nicotinic acid in the diet for rapid growth and normal development, 2) the pantothenic acid requirement of goslings is no more than 12.6 mg/kg of diet, and 3) a dietary choline level of 1530 mg/kg is adequate for both the prevention of perosis and rapid growth of goslings. The levels of vitamins found to support normal growth and development of goslings appear to be similar to requirements of other species that have been examined. |
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| ProdID: | 5221647 |
| Citation Author: | Serafin, J.A. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Poultry Science |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Studies on the riboflavin, pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid and choline requirements of young Embden geese; 1981; Article; Journal; Poultry Science; Serafin, J.A. |
| Citation Start Page: | 1910 |
| Citation Volume: | 60 |
| Citation Year: | 1981 |
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| Text: | Studies on the riboflavin, pantothenic acid, nicotinic acid and choline requirements of young Embden geese; 1981; Article; Journal; Poultry Science; Serafin, J.A. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.3382/ps.0601910 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Poultry Science Association |
