Vitosol-A

Vitamin A is one of the important growth elements necessary for growing healthy animals. Cattle are capable of producing Vitamin A from the beta carotene naturally present in green vegetation.  When cattle are fed with high quality green food, vitamin A will be abundant. However, in animal husbandry, substitute feeds and supplementary feeds are mandatory to promote accelerated growth. The beta carotene available in natural feed will decrease over time as the hay is stored.

The deficiency of Vitamin A results in numerous problems in cattle such as reduced feed intake, stunted growth, night blindness, diarrhoea, and edema. It also results in reproductive issues such as lower conception rates, abortions, still born calves and weak calves. When a cow gives birth to a calf with vitamin A deficiency, the resulting calf will have a poor immune system. The cattle feed may have increased concentrations of nitrogen, which will further decrease absorption of vitamin A.

How Vitosol A Improves Overall Health Of The Cattle And Poultry?

When the availability of green grass for grazing is less, cattle should be supplemented with an effective Vitamin A supplement such as Vitosol A. This supplement not only helps with health, but also improves reproduction. It encourages development of bones, teeth and nervous tissues. It helps in improving the lining of the digestive, respiratory and reproductive systems. When gut health is improved, it improves absorption of nutrients from cattle feed.

Major improvement in the reproductive nature of cattle can be noted after introducing Vitamin A supplement in the diet. Calves receive most of their Vitamin A by drinking colostrum from the mother cow. In adult cows, the availability of Vitamin A in the body must be evaluated before the calving stage. This will ensure that the calves don’t abort and birthing of still born calves can also be avoided.

Supplementing the cattle feed with an active Vitamin A supplement for cattle such as Vitasol A is very simple. It can be mixed with mineral mixes and commercial cattle feed products. On an average, cows require 30,000 to 50,000 IU of Vitamin A/hd per day. Even though Vitamin A injections are available, they are cumbersome. It is much easier to add supplemental Vitasol A to regular feed. If cows are severely deficient in vitamin A, injections can be provided after consulting a veterinarian.

Feeding Schedule
For chickens, 15ml per 100 birds
For growers 25ml daily
For layers, 40ml daily
Cattle/equine 100ml daily
For calves, 40ml daily
For sheep/goat 20ml daily