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Vitamins in Animal and Human Nutrition contains concise up-to-date information on vitamin nutrition for both animals and humans. The author defines these nutrients and describe their fascinating discovery, history, and relationship to various diseases and deficiencies. Discussion of vitamins also includes their chemical structure, properties and antagonist, supplementation, and toxicity. Vitamin-like substances, essential fatty acids, and vitamin supplementation considerations are also examined.

This book will be useful worldwise as a textbook and as an authoritative reference for research and extension specialists, feed manufacturers, teachers, students, and other. It provides as well balanced approach to both animal and clinical human nutrition and compares chemical, methabolic, and functional aspects of vitamins and their practical and applied considerations. A unique feature of the book is its description of the implications of vitamin deficiencies and excesses and the conditions that might occur in humans and various animals species.

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction and historical considerations. 2. Vitamin A. 3. Vitamin D. 4. Vitamin E. 5. Vitamin K. 6. Thiamin. 7. Riboflavin. 8. Niacin. 9. Vitamin B6. 10. Pantothenic Acid. 11. Biotin. 12. Folacin. 13. Vitamin B12. 14. Choline. 15. Vitamin C. 16. Carnitine. 17. Vitamin-like substances. 18. Essential fatty acids. 19. Vitamin supplementation. Appendices. Index.