Add salt to chicken feed

July 06, 2018

Chlorine and sodium are present in the body fluids, soft tissues and eggs of chickens. They have the effect of maintaining acid-base balance in chickens and maintaining the osmotic pressure balance between cells and blood. In addition, they form the raw material for gastric juice and stomach acid, which can promote the activity of digestive enzymes. It plays a major role in the digestion and absorption of fat and protein. Salt can improve the palatability of the diet, enhance the appetite of the chicken, and improve feed utilization. Therefore, salt is both a necessary nutrient and a seasoning for chickens. The salt content in chicken diets should be 0.37% to 0.5%. The amount of salt in the animal feed should be taken into account in conjunction with the diet, and then the amount of salt to be added should be determined to avoid salt poisoning in chickens.

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