Vitamins for turkeys: what to give at home and the scheme of soldering

Many useful qualities distinguishes turkey meat from other birds. However, not many farmers dare to breed turkeys, as young ones are difficult to raise. To increase survival, it is important to choose the right vitamins and feed for turkeys. It is vitamin complexes that can significantly increase immunity in birds, promote growth and full development.

What vitamins can be given to turkeys?

The easiest way to feed vitamins to your bird is to add them to your diet. It is recommended to enrich food with several types of additives:

• probiotics, containing live beneficial microorganisms, help the bird to restore he alth after antibiotic treatment. Contribute to the improvement of intestinal microflora, improve digestion. The drugs eliminate the manifestations of dysbacteriosis, candidiasis, intestinal infections;
• vitamin preparations contain complexes of amino acids, trace elements, vitamins of groups B, E, D. As a rule, water-soluble preparations are used. Vitamin complexes are added to feed for individuals of all ages, while selecting certain feeding patterns.

Relatively new are immunomodulators that ensure the resistance of adults to harmful microorganisms. Preparations significantly increase the vitality of young animals.

Scheme for soldering at home

The unspoken rule of soldering is that the larger the bird, the greater the dose of vitamins it should receive. However, it is important not to exceed the dosages recommended by supplement manufacturers.To prevent the death of the bird and increase the survival rate, according to certain schemes, antibiotics and vitamin preparations are added to the feed.

The exact soldering schemes are indicated by drug manufacturers. This takes into account the age of the birds, the breed. Taking care of their he alth begins from the moment of birth. Already week-old turkeys are starting to be fed vitamin products.

Then the birds are fed with antibiotics for three days. Next week, individuals receive a vitamin complex in combination with probiotics. Then repeat a three-day course of antibiotics. In this way, vitamin and medicinal supplements are alternated until turkeys are raised up to two months of age.

Products for soldering

In the summer, the bird receives a large amount of green food, vegetable supplements. Vitamin complexes are recommended to be introduced into the winter diet. Most often, several vitamin sets are used:

• "Chiktonik", containing vitamins K, D, B, carotene, amino acids, is available in liquid form (in liter bottles for private households and 25 liters for large farms). The soldering period is a week (2 ml of the composition is diluted in a liter of water). If turkeys show signs of beriberi, then it is recommended to use the drug for half a month;
• "Tetravit" - in addition to a group of vitamins, contains an anti-cholesterol supplement. The agent can be added directly to the feed (19 drops per 10 kg of feed mixture). It is recommended for prevention purposes to drip the drug for 4 months (no more than once a week);
• the Trivitamin vitamin complex containing vitamins A, E, D is in demand The manufacturer produces the drug in liquid form, packaged in 10 or 100 ml bottles. Vitamin liquid is added to the feed at the rate of 1 drop per individual.

An excellent option for soldering poultry is fish oil. Veterinarians recommend using fish oil for vitaminization, both young and adult birds.Thanks to unsaturated polyacids, fish oil helps to increase the resistance of the bird's body to infections, promotes the absorption of calcium, and lowers cholesterol.

Breeding a large number of birds is considered as a technological process in which the issue of fortification is very important. But even growing several turkeys requires a proper diet rich in vitamins and microelements.

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