Vitamin C in Poultry Breeding

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is one of the regular medicines in the farm. It has a colorless and odorless flaky crystal appearance. It is easily soluble in water and insoluble in fat solvents. Vitamin C can be said to be a commonly used and easily neglected product in our breeding process. So what effect does vitamin C have in poultry farming? What should I pay attention to when using vitamin C?

vitamin C in poultry farming?

1. Anti-stress, vitamin C can be said to be a universal anti-stress product. It has significant effects on various stresses, grouping, immunity, weather changes, fright, cold and heat stress, especially in enhancing the heat resistance of poultry.

2. Strengthen physical fitness, improve immunity, and enhance the body's disease resistance and repair ability. Assist in the prevention and treatment of various diseases, especially severe viral diseases, and promote the repair of damaged organs.

3. Detoxification function. Vitamin C can enhance the activity of mixed function oxidase and enhance the detoxification (hydroxylation) process of drugs or poisons.

4. To prevent pecking habit, adding vitamin C in appropriate amount to feed or drinking water can greatly reduce the occurrence and recovery of pecking habit and accelerate wound healing.

What should I pay attention to when using vitamin C?

1. Vitamin C is acidic and the aqueous solution is unstable, so it should be used alone and not suitable for mixed drinking water of most drugs. Each drinking time should not be too long, 2-3 hours is appropriate.

2. When used to prevent heat stress in the hot summer season, it should be used in advance around 10: 00 a.m. when the temperature has not completely risen, and the effect is better.

3. Although the safe dose of vitamin C is extremely high, it should be noted that excessive use will cause the increase of oxalic acid and the formation of urate deposition. Excessive use will also easily cause the increase of gastric acid secretion and lead to diarrhea.

4. The usage amount of vitamin C is generally about 8-15kg of water per gram, which can be appropriately increased or decreased according to the actual situation. For example, to relieve summer heat and resist stress, one gram of 10-15kg of water is used. Drug poisoning detoxification, according to a gram of 8kg of water.