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Occurrence of vitamin B12 deficiency in animals is not common. The maternal carry-over of the vitamin to the young and a substantial contribution to the host by the intestinal microflora render it difficult to induce experimental vitamin B12 deficiency even on strictly vitamin B12-free diets.
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Kasbekar et al. (1959) studied this question.
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