Question

Poultry feed must be rich in _____________.

• A. Vitamin A & D
• B. Vitamin A & C
• C. Vitamin A & K
• D. Vitamin A & B

Answer 1

The correct option is C Vitamin A & K

Vitamin A is essential to ensure good growth, disease resistance & to improve fertility. In poultry Vitamin A deficiency causes them to be depressed and lethargic, the feathers will be ragged and of poor quality and eye infections are common.
An egg yolk can contain between 67 and 192 micrograms of vitamin K2. This amount depends on what the hen eats, however. Most chicken feed today is fortified with vitamin K, and this content passes onto the egg.