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Agriculture · Q384

Animal Husbandry

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 384

Q384

The deficiency of manganese causes in poultry a disease known as

A.
Perosis
Answer
B.
Anaemia
C.
Depigmentation
D.
None of these

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
The deficiency of manganese causes in poultry a disease known as Perosis.
Perosis a disorder of poultry that is characterized by leg deformity and is caused by a deficiency of vitamins (such as biotin or choline) or minerals (such as manganese) in the diet, called also hock disease, slipped tendon.
It is a disorder of chicks, turkey poults, and young swans, characterized by enlargement of the hock, twisted metatarsi, and slipped tendons; it can be largely eliminated by adding manganese and choline to the diet.