Herbal alternatives to mitigate against the cost of rising feed
Innovative approach towards grain crisis for global poultry production
12 July 2022
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By: Vincholine, Polyherbal Formulation of Enriched Natural Choline for Poultry
Vincholine is a natural choline supplement produced from Tinospora cordifolia, Andrographis paniculata, and Terminalia chebula, which is recognized in Ayurvedic Medicine. It has high content of choline in its esterified phosphatidylcholine form, free choline and sphingomyelin with high bioavailability. It can be an important alternative to the use of synthetic choline chloride. The results have shown that Vincholine can replace choline chloride in the poultry diets.
Biological significance
- Restores growth retardation and improves FCR
- Manages clinical signs like Slipped tendon and Perosis
- Improves liver metabolism and prevents fatty liver syndrome
- Essential metabolite for building and maintaining cell structure, regulates integrity and porosity of cartilage matrix, and also helps faster recovery from diseases
- Essential for formation of acetylcholine (Neurotransmitter)
- Source of labile methyl groups for formation of methionine from homocysteine and creatine from guanidoacetic acid Higher choline bioavailability growth retardation Improved FCR Prevent FLS & Perosis
In field conditions, herbal choline demonstrated better performance than choline chloride in utilizing energy value of the feed, preventing fatty liver, and consequently improving feed efficiency and production performance.
Limiter, A Novel Efficient Herbal Solution for Poultry Red Mite
Poultry red mite can cause various problems that lead to reduced growth rates of poultry and lower production levels of eggs by as much as 20%. Poultry red mite can lead to lesions in meat, poor egg shell integrity and egg spotting.
