The Relationship of Protein to Pantothenic Acid and Vitamin B12 in the Growing Pig

Abstract

Symptoms of pantothenic acid deficiency were produced in pigs fed a low protein (14 percent) ration containing corn, soybean oil meal, fish solubles and minerals. The addition of calcium pantothenate at a level of 4 mg. per pound of feed resulted in a very marked growth response. The addition of calcium pantothenate to a higher protein (17.8 percent) ration, made up of the same feed constituents and containing the same level of pantothenic acid, resulted in only a slight increase in growth. However, this increase was not statistically significant. The addition of vitamin B₁₂ to both basal rations did not result in any significant growth response. The data seem to indicate that higher levels of protein exert a sparing effect on the pantothenic acid requirement of the pig.