ANN 111: Principles of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology (2+1)

REQUIREMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION

Requirement

• Lactating Cow : 48 mg / day
• Piglet : 0.5 – 1.0 mg / kg feed
• Pig : 2 – 3 mg / kg feed
• Poultry – Broiler : 3mg / kg feed
• Poultry – Layer : 3 mg / kg feed

Supplementation

• The vitamin is present in plants as pyridoxine whereas animal products may also contain pyridoxal and pyridoxamine.
• Pyridoxine and its derivatives are widely distributed in yeast, pulses, cereal grains, liver and milk.