DSM in Animal Nutrition & Health

DSM Vitamin Supplementation Guidelines 2016 for Animal Nutrition

Layers & other Poultry

Added per kg air-dry feed

Category/Phase	Duration	Vit. A	Vit. D₃⁽²⁾	*25OHD3 (HyD)⁽²⁾**	Vit. E⁽³⁾	Vit. K₃(Menadione)	Vit. B₁	Vit. B₂	Vit. B₆	Vit. B₁₂⁽⁷⁾	Niacin	d-Panto thenic acid	Folic acid	Biotin	Vit. C ⁽⁸⁾⁽⁹⁾	Choline
		I.U.	I.U.	mg	mg	mg	mg	mg	mg	mg	mg	mg	mg	mg	mg	mg
Hens and Duck Layers Starter (Pullets)	0-10 weeks	12000-13000	3000-4000	0,069	50-70⁽⁵⁾	3-3,5	2-2,5	6-7	4,5-5,5	0,025-0,030	50-60	15-17	1-1,5	0,15-0,20	100-150	200-400
Rearing (Pullets)	10 wks-2% lay	10000-12000	3000-4000	0,069	30-35	3-3,5	2-2,5	5-6	3-5	0,020-0,025	30-60	12-15	1-1,5	0,10-0,15	100-150	200-400
Layers	Laying phase	8000-12000	3000-4000	0,069	20-30⁽⁶⁾	2,5 -3	2,5 - 3	5 - 7	3,5 - 5	0,015-0,025	30-50	8,0-12,0	1-1,5	0,10-0,15	100-200	300-500
Layers breeders Pullets, Layers and Male Breeders	0 weeks to end	10000-15000	3000-4500	0,069(3)	50-100⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾	2-5	2,5-3,5	10-12	5-6	0,020-0,040	45-60	15-20	2-3	0,25-0,40	150-200	300-500
Ducks and Geese		12000-15000	3000-5000	0,069	40-80	3-5	2-3	5-7	5-7	0,020-0,040	60-80	10-15	1-2	0,20-0,25	100-200	300-500
Partridges, quails and pheasants		12000-13500	3000-4000	0,069	50-80	2-4	2-4	5-7	4-6	0,030-0,050	50-80	15-25	1,5-2	0,20-0,25	100-200	400-600
Ostrich and emu		12000-16000	3000-4000	0,069	40-60	2-4	3-5	10-20	6-8	0,050-0,100	80-100	12-20	2-4	0,20-0,35	200-250	600-800

⁽²⁾ Local legal limits need to be observed ⁽³⁾ Add 60 mg/kg CAROPHYLL® red to improve hatchability. MaxiChick™ (Hy-D® 1,25% and CAROPHYLL® red) is a DSM Nutritional Products Patent and Trademark ⁽⁴⁾ When dietary fat is higher than 3% then add 5 mg/kg feed for each 1% dietary fat ⁽⁵⁾ For optimum immune function increase level up to 100 mg/kg in Layers Starter and up to 150 mg/kg in Breeders ⁽⁶⁾ Under heat stress conditions increase level up to 200 mg/kg ⁽⁷⁾ Use upper level as reference for animal protein free diets and when cobalt is supplemented at very low levels or removed ⁽⁸⁾ Recommended under heat stress condition and to enhance reproductive performance in breeders ⁽⁹⁾ Use ROVIMIX® STAY-C®35 for reducing loss during processing

Conversion Factors

Vitamin activity (active substance)	Conversion factor from active substance to vitamin form
1 IU Vitamin A (retinol)	0,344 μg Vitamin A acetate (retinyl acetate)
1 IU Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)	0,025 μg Vitamin D3
1 μg 25OHD3	40 IU Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
1,0 mg Vitamin E (tocopherol)	1,0 mg DL- α-Tocopheryl acetate
1,0 mg Vitamin K3 (menadione)	2,0 mg Menadione Sodium Bisulfite (MSB) 2,3 mg Menadione Nicotinamide Bisulfite (MNB)
1,0 mg Vitamin B1 (thiamine)	1,088 mg Thiamine mononitrate 1,12 mg Thiamine hydrochloride
1,0 mg Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)	1,215 mg Pyridoxine hydrochloride
1,0 mg d-Pantothenic acid	1,087 mg Calcium d-pantothenate 2,174 mg Calcium dl-pantothenate
1,0 mg Biotin	1 mg D-Biotin
1,0 mg Vitamin C	1 mg L-Ascorbic acid
1,0 mg Choline	1,15 mg Choline chloride