The involvement of biotin in preventing the fatty liver and kidney syndrome in chicks.
Three experiments were carried out to investigate the involvement of vitamins in the fatty liver and kidney syndrome. The compounds studied, singly and in combination, were thiamin, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, biotin, folic acid vitamin B12, ascorbic acid, choline and inositol and of these, only biotin prevented the syndrome. The minimum levels of supplemental dietary biotin required to prevent mortality varied from 0-05 to 0-15 mg/kg, depending on the diet. These levels were higher than the amounts required for maximum liveweight.
D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001710:Biotin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001835:Body Weight; D002645:Chickens; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013577:Syndrome / Q000662:veterinary
D001710:Biotin