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Exudative Diathesis in Chicks

Departments of Poultry Science and Biochemistry and Nutrition, Texas A. and M. College System, College Station

Exudative diathesis is a condition resulting from a deficiency of vitamin E in chicks. In birds fed a diet utilizing torula yeast as the protein source, this condition was the primary symptom. The condition was totally unrelated to the function of vitamin E as an antioxidant, and its appearance was not dependent upon the addition of stress-causing agents, such as fats, to the diet. This condition could be prevented by supplementation with vitamin E or dried brewers' yeast. The severity of the exudative diathesis was found to exert a marked influence on the blood and serum composition of the birds tested.

Development of gross symptoms of exudative diathesis was found to be paralleled by a significant reduction of hemoglobin, total serum protein values, and serum albumin. The anemia accompanying exudative diathesis was found to be due primarily to hemorrhaging.