Vitamins and Minerals Important to Poultry

Achieving maximum health and performance of poultry requires nutritionally balanced diets. One of the common issues with regard to back yard flocks relates to poor or inadequate feeding programs that can lead to vitamin and mineral deficiencies for the birds. Vitamins and minerals are very important components of a chicken’s diet and unless a formulated ration is feed, it is likely that deficiencies will occur. Poultry require all known vitamins except C. Some vitamins are soluble in fats, whi...le others are soluble in water. Some of the symptoms of a vitamin deficiency are as follows:

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2008 48 6