Identify which of the following symptoms is not of zinc deficiency in farm animals?

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QUESTION

Identify which of the following symptoms is not of zinc deficiency in farm animals?

OPTIONS

(A) Congenital limb deformity
(B) Keratinized skin on hind limbs
(C) Testicular hypoplasia
(D) Poor growth, low food intake, rough hair coat.

ANSWER

(A) Congenital limb deformity

EXPLANATION

Congenital limb deformity is not a typical defining sign of zinc deficiency in farm animals. Zinc deficiency more characteristically causes parakeratosis or keratinization defects, impaired gonadal development such as testicular hypoplasia, poor growth, reduced feed intake, and a rough hair coat.

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