Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients which play key roles in many body processes. Try to match the nutrient on the left with its characteristic on the right.
| 1. Vitamin A | A. Feeding large amounts of raw fish results in a deficiency of this nutrient |
| 2. Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) | B. Low blood level of this nutrient causes 'milk fever' in cattle and eclampsia in dogs |
| 3. Vitamin C | C. Deficiency of this nutrient results in macrocytic anemia |
| 4. Vitamin D | D. Huskies can have a genetic disorder in which they can not absorb this nutrient |
| 5. Vitamin E | E. This nutrient can reach dangerous levels in Addison's disease (hypoadrenocorticism) |
| 6. Vitamin K | F. Main source of this nutrient is the yellow pigment of plants - carotene |
| 7. Niacin | G. Also called the 'Sunshine Vitamin' |
| 8. Vitamin B12 | H. Also known as ascorbic acid |
| 9. Potassium | I. Bedlington Terriers can have a genetic disorder which affects the storage of this nutrient in the body |
| 10. Calcium | J. Deficiency of this nutrient is called 'yellow fat disease' |
| 11. Copper | K. Deficiency of this nutrient is called 'black tongue' |
| 12. Zinc | L. This nutrient is the antidote for pets who have eaten mouse/rat poison |
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