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Why should salt be added to the chicken diet?

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Chlorine and sodium exist in chicken body fluids, soft tissues and eggs, which can maintain the acid-base balance of chicken body, maintain the balance of osmotic pressure between cells and blood, and maintain a certain amount of water in chicken body tissue. in addition, it is the raw material for the formation of gastric juice and gastric acid, which can promote the activity of digestive enzymes and play an important role in the digestion and absorption of fat and protein. Salt can improve the palatability of diet, promote appetite and improve feed utilization rate. Therefore, salt is both an essential nutrient and a condiment. If in the diet of chickens

Chlorine and sodium elements exist in the body fluids, soft tissues and eggs of chickens, which maintain the acid-base balance of chickens, maintain the balance between osmotic pressure between cells and blood, and maintain a certain amount of moisture in chicken tissues. In addition, they are raw materials for the formation of gastric juice and gastric acid, which can promote the activities of digestive enzymes and play an important role in the digestion and absorption of fat and protein. Salt can improve the palatability of diet, stimulate appetite and improve feed utilization.

Therefore, salt is both an essential nutrient and a condiment. If there is insufficient salt in the chicken diet, it will cause loss of appetite and digestive disorders, chicken growth retardation, pecking addiction, laying hen weight, egg weight loss, egg production rate decreased. The salt content in chicken diet should be 0.37%~0.5%, and the dosage must be accurate. The salt content of animal feed should be considered when formulating diets, and then the amount of supplementary salt should be determined. If salted fish powder is used in the diet, its salt content must be analyzed first, otherwise salt poisoning is often caused by excessive consumption of salted fish powder.

 
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