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Hypovitaminosis A

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  • Vitamin A is essential for normal bone growth in foetus and neonates
  • Hypovitaminosis from dietary deficiency of dam -> teratogenic in pigs and large cats
  • More commonly, deficiency in neonates (puppies, kittens, calves, piglets) on vitamin-deficient diets
  • Dietary deficiency -> failure of osteoclastic remodelling resulting in bone overgrowth and nerve compression
  • Optic nerves particularly affected
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