Table 16. Vitamin deficiency symptoms
Vitamins Deficiency symptom
   
Riboflavin Erratic swimming, Cataracts (a)
Pantothenic acid Lack of appetite, low feed efficiency, haemorrhages, clubbed gills and total mortality in five weeks. (b)
Niacin  
Thiamine Poor growth, High mortality, Stress susceptible (a)
Pyridoxin Erratic swimming, High mortality, Convulsions (c)
Biotin  
Folic acid  
Vitamin B12  
Choline  
Inositol Poor growth, Abnormal bone formation (a)
Ascorbic acid Gill hemorrhages, Exophthalmia, Scoliosis, Lordosis, Broken back syndrome, Fatty liver, Muscle degeneration, Poor gill development, Bone deformations, Dark colouration, Halted growth and loss of equilibrium (d)
Vitamin A  
Vitamin D  
Vitamin K  
Vitamin E Muscular atrophy, Increased disease susceptibility, Lateral muscular myopathy (e)
Data source: Adapted fom Glencross (2006) with additional information; (a) Boonyaratpalin and Wanakowat (1993); (b) Mali et al. (1993); (c) Wanakowat et al. (1989); (d) Boonyaratpalin et al. (1989; 1994), Phromkunthong et al. (1997); (e) Boonyaratpalin and Wanakowat (1993); Bowater and Burren (2007).