Deficiency symptoms

The deficiency of vitamin B1 produces a condition on called as “Beri-Beri”. The deficiency symptoms include anorexia, loss of weight, muscle cramp and general muscular weakness. The Beri -Beri has essentially two components i) cardio-vascular failure leading to enlargement of heart and edema and ii) neutral components viz. Peripheral neurisis. A deficiency in pigeons produces a disease characterized by loss of appetite, paralysis and heart retraction.