Black tongue in dog is due to deficiency?

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QUESTION

Black tongue in dog is due to deficiency?

OPTIONS

(A) Vitamin-A
(B) Vitamin-C
(C) Vitamin-B12
(D) Vitamin-Niacin

ANSWER

(D) Vitamin-Niacin

EXPLANATION

Black tongue in dogs is the classic syndrome of niacin deficiency, characterized by stomatitis, glossitis, and dark discoloration of the tongue. Deficiencies of vitamins A, C, or B12 produce different epithelial, connective-tissue, or hematologic disorders and do not cause classic black tongue disease.

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