1. Vitamins A and B
  2. Vitamins C and D
  3. Vitamins A and K
  4. Vitamins E and K
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Option 3 : Vitamins A and K

The correct answer is Vitamins A and K.

Concept:

  • The domestic fowl (bird) used for food or their eggs are called poultry. It includes chicken, duck, turkey, and geese.
  • Poultry feed is a food used by chicken, duck, turkey, geese, and other domestic fowl.

Explanation:

  • Vitamins are organic substances that are needed in sufficient quantities to maintain good health.
  • Natural sources of vitamins are fruits and vegetables. 
  • Vitamins are divided into two groups– water-soluble vitamins (Vitamins of B group and Vitamin C) and fat-soluble vitamins (Vitamins A, D, E, and K).
  • The levels of vitamins A and K are kept high in poultry feeds. 
  • In poultry animals, vitamin A promotes fertility and vitamin K promotes bone health.

Name of Vitamin Sources Need Deficiency diseases
Vitamin K Cabbage, cauliflower, spinach and other green leafy vegetables, cereals, soyabeans Clotting of blood Excessive bleeding from wounds
Vitamin D Cheese, butter, milk, green vegetables, fish liver oil, sunlight Formation of strong bones and teeth Rickets
Vitamin A Milk, butter, egg, carrots, cod liver oil, tomatoes, pumpkin, green leafy vegetables Normal growth and to keep eyes and skin healthy Night blindness, Irregular growth of teeth
 
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