ANN-0094
QUESTION
Which among of the following conditions caused by the deficiencies of vitamin E in the diet of animals?
OPTIONS
(A) Sterility
(B) Pellagra
(C) Scurvy
(D) Osteomalacia
ANSWER
(A) Sterility
EXPLANATION
Vitamin E deficiency can cause reproductive failure or sterility in animals because vitamin E is important for cellular antioxidant protection and reproductive function. Pellagra is associated with niacin deficiency, scurvy with vitamin C deficiency, and osteomalacia with defective bone mineralization commonly related to vitamin D/calcium-phosphorus imbalance.