Chicken Farming Information for Chicken Breeds
Thursday, 13 December 2018 05:48

What is the demand for vitamins in chickens?

Vitamins are the nutrients needed for the chicken to sustain life and grow. Although the dosage is not much, if the
lack of it will have a certain impact on the health of the chicken, there are many kinds of vitamins, and the demand
for vitamins is different at different stages.

Vitamin C has anti-stress and anti-infective effects. In chickens under stress conditions such as high temperature,
cold and transportation, the addition of vitamin C has a certain effect, and it has certain improvement on egg
production and egg quality.

Vitamin A plays an important role in maintaining the normal growth, development, reproduction and immune function of
chicken in poultry farming equipment and can improve the immunity of chicken.

Vitamin D is an indispensable vitamin for helping chickens to absorb calcium and phosphorus. When it is lacking,

it can cause rickets and rickets. More sun exposure is also good for chickens.