Re: News - Vitamins and Minerals Important to Poultry

Here is a fundamental view regarding vitamins and minerals role and importance in a nutshell. But there feels thirst about Selenium, Sodium, Potasium and Chloride in this paper. Overall it is a reminder and revision for nutritionist.

Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad Mashadi
Punjab Feeds Olympia Group
Pakistan

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Re: News - Vitamins and Minerals Important to Poultry

The information is good on Vitamins and minerals, though it is very basic. We would appreciate for the information on certain guidelines about the actual requirement of minerals for birds and the factors those influencing their dietary intake.
Best Regards,

Dr. Harish Dharne
Manager- Technical Services
Avitech Animal Health Pvt.Ltd.
Haryana, INDIA

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Re: News - Vitamins and Minerals Important to Poultry

Sure, Vitamins and minerals are very important to poultry metabolism and good contribution is required to enhance knowledge in this area. However, this is basic information regarding vitamins and minerals for backyard birds, at commercial scale more information is needed such as the requirements under different production system, environmental condition and type of production.

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Re: News - Vitamins and Minerals Important to Poultry

Though all vitamins and minerals are very essential for health of bird, but in case of defficiency, how much amount can be given. Its supplementation can improve the defficiency in bird to normal or it helps the other birds to become defficient.

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Re: News - Vitamins and Minerals Important to Poultry

A good ready reference guide for beginners to relate symptoms with deficiencies, but in reality it is much more complex.

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Re: News - Vitamins and Minerals Important to Poultry

This is an excellent presentation. However, for effective utilisation of the vitamin, choline chloride should be packed seperately from vitamin, especially in vitamin-mineral premix.

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