Determination of vitamins in feeds

Abstract

The vitamins, though required in small amounts in the diet, play major roles in growth, physiology and metabolism of the animal. Their absence in the diet causes major deficiency syndromes. Also, the vitamins should be present in optimum levels in the diet; any excess in certain vitamins in the diet causes pathological symptoms and inhibit growth. Therefore, the determination of the amount of different vitamins present in the diet is very important.