Simvite D3

Composition

Each gm contains –

Description

Vitamin D3 - Cholecalciferol is made in the skin following UV light exposure. It is converted in the liver to 25-hydroxyvitamin D which is then converted in the kidney to calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D). One of its actions is to increase the uptake of calcium by the intestines. Vitamin D, in the pure form, occurs as colorless crystals that are insoluble in water but readily soluble in alcohol and other organic solvents.

Biological functions

• • Calcium and phosphorus absorption from the small intestine
• • Mobilization of calcium from bones
• • Synthesis of calcium binding properties
• • Regulation of calcification of egg shell and bones
• • Regulation of immune cells.

Deficiency

• • Lameness, its incidence within a flock can exceed 15% (Vaillancourt et al., 1999)
• • Bone developmental disorders, and bone breakage.
• • Lowered growth rate, egg production and hatchability.
• • First sign of vitamin D deficiency in chicks is rickets
• • Growing birds develop hypocalcemia which, in turn, stunts skeletal development through widened cartilage at the epiphyses of long bones and weakened shafts (NRC, 1994).
• • In young, growing chickens there is a tendency to rest frequently in a squatting position, a disinclination to walk and a lame, stiff-legged gait.

Indications

Vitamin D3 is indispensable for the intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus. It promotes and regulates the deposition of calcium and phosphorus in bones and eggshell.

Benefits

Vitamin D3 is indispensable for the intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphorus. It promotes and regulates the deposition of calcium and phosphorus in bones and eggshell.

Benefits

• • Improved bone quality
• • Improved growth
• • Improved egg yield and quality (shell)
• • Improved meat quality
• • Improved health and welfare.

Inclusion Levels

As recommended by the Nutritionist