Bapak Karunia – by email
Is it possible to dissolve powdered vitamins that are given through drinking water in a blender? So that it dissolves completely and there is no residual sediment in drinking water. Can this process damage the vitamin content?
Answer :
Vitamin and medicinal products for chickens in the form of powder preparations, one of the ways of administration is through drinking water. Although some are given through mixed feed. This method of application certainly follows the rules of Use indicated on the label. In dissolving vitamins and drugs in drinking water, the quality of drinking water affects the effectiveness and solubility of vitamins and drugs. Therefore, the quality of drinking water is one of the things that should be considered.
Good drinking water quality can optimize the solubility of vitamins and drugs so as to minimize the risk of product settling. The quality of chicken drinking water can be seen in Table 1. Poor water quality such as hardness or pH content that is not in accordance with standards can affect the level of solubility of vitamins or drugs in powder preparations. If you use hard water as a solvent, it will also bind the active compounds in fluoroquinolone and tetracycline antibiotic drugs, affecting their effectiveness. As well as the high microbial contamination in drinking water will trigger the emergence of diseases such as colibacillosis and salmonellosis.
Vitamin products such powder dosage forms Broiler Vita, Egg Stimulant, Strong Egg, Vita Chicks has good solubility in chicken drinking water. So that the provision of vitamins via drinking water does not leave a precipitate. If the cage uses nipple drinker can also use the product.
Vitamin administration can be carried out 1 time for a 1-day dose. Dosage and rules of use of vitamin products, can be adjusted by the leaflet. Giving vitamins through drinking water should be consumed after chicken for 6 hours to prevent vitamin damage. For example Broiler Vita with a dose of 1 gram per 2 liters of drinking water for 1000 broiler chickens weighing 0.5 kg. Target water consumption of 90 ml / head / day then the need Broiler Vita water as a solvent is:
Broiler Vita for 1 day :
= 1 g/2 liter x 0,09 liter x 1000 ekor
= 45 GR
Drinking water requirements for vitamin solvents:
= 0,09 liter x 1000 ekor x (6/24 jam)
= 23 liters
Broiler Vita 45 grams dissolved in 23 liters of drinking water given in 1 Administration at a time with the target will be spent maximum chicken for 6 hours.
Treatment using a blender can produce a fairly high heat. This condition can affect the quality of drugs and vitamins. Such high heat can damage the vitamin content. So such treatment is not recommended. In order to obtain good solubility, the mixing process can be done gradually. Vitamins can be dissolved first in a small volume and then only mixed into water in large volumes. Then stir until well mixed. As another option, you can also use liquid vitamin products such as Solvit or Strong n Fit. The same is true for drinking water.
