Show L ay iy baby chick need of riboflavin Is great curled too toe paralysis cause of deficiency riboflavin a crystalline yellow vi tamin containing nitrogen and ribose has proven necessary fo or growth of poultry it is also fro fai in connection with the to or mation of an enzyme responsible for 0 o r lim e sa s1 chick at left Is afflicted rut ith curled toe paralysis due to riho ribo flavin lack right same chick i week later after being furnished this vit vitamin arnin photo university ol of missouri utilization of feed within the cen of the body riboflavin Is widely distributed h b feeding materials it is present in greatest amounts in milk products yeast uve live meal alfalfa cereal carai grasses and byproducts of the fer er and distilling industry ordy only a few grams are required per ton tea of mixed feeds many poultry authorities bale i stated there is an advantage in using natural riboflavin tibo flavin concentrates ts ho preference to synthetic riboflavin ribo flavia flava the natural concentrate gene generally rany supplies other important nutrients aside from riboflavin when chicks are fed a ration lots lo 10 in riboflavin they start squat squatting taig and develop a condition known as curled toe paralysis j in the past the lack of ribona ribo flarin yb in feed ingredients has caused con co sid erable economic loss baby chicks require greater quantities than older birds deficiency al laying flocks lowers egg production product ioD and results in inferior eggs or a poor hatchability |