Why is Vitamin Nutrition Important for Hens?

The goal of the poultry industry is to achieve the best performance and health of birds through feed utilization. All nutrients like fats, proteins, vitamins, carbohydrates, minerals and water are very essential for the hens, but vitamins have an extra dimension. Vitamins are required in sufficient amount so that the animal can efficiently utilize all other nutrients in the food. Hence the optimum nutrition is only when the bird is offered the accurate mix of macro and micro nutrients in the food that enables better growth, health, reproduction and survival.

Vitamins are active substances that are very essential for all living organism. They come under the category of micronutrients and are necessary for normal metabolism in animals. They are important for optimum health and basic physiological functions such as growth, maintenance development and reproduction. Absence of vitamins from the diet can cause of various diseases and hence the loss in business. For sufficient intake of vitamins you can use the following products.

VITAMOD-BREEDER

Characteristics

• VITAMOO Breeder premix is ​​produced as per requirement of FOKKers for obtaining optimum productivity.
• VITAMOD Breeder premix makes uniform distribution of vitamins in animal feed
• VITAMOD Breeder premix is ​​manufactured at the state of the art facilities and most modern mixing technology is used to make it a homogeneous premix.
• The raw materials used are of the best quality and individual vitamins are tested for purity before use.
• The finish prduct tone has been tested again for homogenicity and analyzes of individual vitamins done in premixes.
• The control samples are maintained after each batch is produced and the shelf life of the end product is measured periodically to check the quality.
• Charging sequence of vitamins in mixture is well done

Properties

• Homogeneous mixing in animal feed.
• All vitamins supplied as per requirement of FOKKers.
• Cost effective Enter formulation.
• Increases profitability.

Dosage

1kg / ton Enter

Packaging

1.    1 kg, 5 kg & 20 kg

VITAMOD- BROILER

Characteristics

• VITAMOD Broiler premix is ​​produced according to the requirement of chicks for obtaining optimum productivity.
• VITAMOD Broiler premix makes a uniform distribution of vitamins in animal feed.
• VITAMOD Broiler premix is ​​manufactured on the slate-of-the-art facacities and most modem mixing technology is used to make it a homogeneous premix.
• The raw materials used are of the best quality and individual vitamins are tested for purity before use
• The end product is tested again for homogerucity and assays ofind vitamins already done in premixes.
• The control samples are maintained after each batch is produced. Aria shelf life of the end product is measured periodically to check the quality.
• Charging order of vitamins in mixer TS well done
• Carvers Aro also chosen after thorough testing

Properties

• Homogeneous mixing in animal feed
• All vitamins supplied as per requirement of chicks
• Cost effective Enter formulation.
• Increases profitability.

Dosage

250gm / ton of food

Packaging

1 kg, 5 kg & 20 kg

VITAMOD- LAYERS

Characteristics

• VITAMOD Layer premix is ​​produced as per requirement of layer obtaining optimum productivity
• VITAMOD Layer premix makes uniform distribution of vitamins in animal feed
• VITAMOD Layer premix is ​​manufactured on the State-of-Art facllibes and most modem mixing technology is used to make it a homogeneous premix.
• The raw sizes used are of the best quality and individual vitamins are tested for purity before use
• The end product is again tested for homogenicity and analyzes of individual vitamins done in premixes
• The control samples are maintained after each batch is produced and the shelf life of the end product is measured periodically to check the quality.
• Charging sequence of vitamins in mixture is well done.
• The carriers are also selected after thorough testing.

Properties

• Homogeneous mixing in animal feed
• All vitamins supplied as per layer requirements.
• Cost effective Enter formulation.
• Increases profitability.

Dosage

250gm / ton of food

Packaging

1 kg, 5 kg & 20 kg

Types of Poultry Diseases

There are various types of poultry diseases that can cause serious loss to your poultry farming business. These Diseases occurs because of lack of proper management and care, inadequate nutritious and many other factors. These diseases are defined as ‘changes in general or usual physical condition’. All type of animals can be affected by various kind of disease in their lifetime. Without the exception, poultry birds also get affected by numerous diseases. For establishing a profitable commercial farm or to raise a few poultry birds in your backyard, you must have to keep your birds free from all types of diseases. Poultry producers faces various problems when they establish a new poultry farming business such as lack of capital, housing, location, food management, diseases etc. Among these problems, poultry diseases are most important to consider. Such diseases can cause huge loss to your business as meat and egg production of poultry can suddenly decrease due to various types of diseases.

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The major type of poultry diseases are explained below:

Contagious Diseases:  Such diseases are spread from affected birds to healthy birds by the medium of air. They are of 3 types, which are described below.

·         Viral Disease: This types of diseases are caused when the bird is affected by virus. Chicken pox, newcastle,  mareks, gumboro, duck plague etc. are viral poultry diseases.

·         Bacterial Diseases: These diseases are caused when the bird is affected by bacteria are known as bacterial diseases. Pullorum, Cholera etc. are some poultry bacterial diseases.

·         Fungul Diseases: These types of diseases are caused when the bird is affected by fungus. Fevus, spargilosis, micotoxicosis, thrash, etc. are poultry fungul diseases.

Parasitic Diseases: Those organisms who live in other organism’s body are called parasites. Such organism creates some diseases which are called parasitic diseases. Colibesilosis, micoplasmosis, coccidiosis, steptocackich, espegilosis, steptocackich, worms, lice etc. are poultry parasitic diseases.

Malnutritious Diseases: Such diseases occur when you don’t feed your birds well balanced and nutritious food. They are of two types.

·         Vitamin Deficiency Diseases

·         Mineral Deficiency Diseases

The poultry birds also get affected by some other miscellaneous diseases like cannibalism, egg bound etc. Although cannibalism and egg bound are not specifically poultry diseases.

Proper medicine is must for the healthy poultry. You can get the best medicines and supplement from Nutressa. They  are the global exporter of animal nutrition products that has been supporting livestock & poultry farmers and feed industry all over the world since past 10 years. With its innovative products Nutressa has been continuously striving to bring up the best solutions in the animal industry.

The Three Dynamic Breeds of Successful Poultry Farming

There are many productive poultry breeds available around the world. Some are famous for meat production, some for egg production while others are popular for both meat and egg production. There are three types of poultry breed that we have described below.

1. Layers - Egg Productive Poultry Breeds

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The chickens that are for egg production are called layers chickens. These chicken start laying eggs at the age of five to six months. They lay approximately 270 to 300 eggs per year. Some chickens even lay 350 eggs per year. Some highly productive breeds are minorca, leghorn, ancona, isa brown, fayoumi, lohmann, etc.

Here are some characteristics of Layers

• Weights less than other poultry breeds.
• Gain sexual maturity in early age.
• Start laying eggs at five to six month of age.
• Food to egg Converting efficiency is very high.
• Contain less fat in their body. 
• Lay big sized eggs.
• Egg producing power is very high.

2. Broilers - Meat Productive Poultry Breeds 

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This breed of poultry chicken are used for only meat production. Their meat is soft and tasty. They weighs about 2 to 2.5 kg at the age of 8 weeks by consuming 4 kg of food and become fit for sale in the market. The world's most popular broiler poultry breed are plymouth rock, starbro, sussex, cornish, etc.

Here are some characteristics of Broilers

• Weighs more than other poultry breeds.
• Food to meat converting efficiency is very high.
• Grow very fast.
• Don’t incubate their eggs.
• Contain much fat in their body.
• Egg producing power is very low.
• They become very big sized.

3. Breeder - Dual-Purpose Poultry Breeds

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This breed is first egg production and then for meat consumption. Some popular breeder poultry breeds are australorp, new hampshire, rhode. Characteristics of breeders are mentioned below;

• Weight high.
• This are of medium sized.
• They may have trend for hatching eggs.
• They contain proper ratio of fat in their body.
• Lay less eggs than egg productive breeds.
• Grows very well.
• Gain maturity very fast.