Natural and commercial forms of vitamins for poultry

1. Muhammad Arslan Musa
M.Sc.(Hons.) Poultry Science
arslan2062@gmail.com

2. Vitamin A
Natural Form
Retinol or Retinal
Commercial Form
Vitamin A acetate or
palmitate or
propionate

3. Vitamin D
Natural Forms
D3
(Cholecalciferol)
Commercial Form
Cholecalciferol
(free form)

4. Vitamin E
Natural Form
E
(Tocopherol)
Commercial Form
dl-α-tocopherol
acetate
or
dl-α-tocopherol

5. Vitamin K
Natural Form
K2
(Menaquinone)
Commercial Form
K3
(Menadione)

6. Vitamin B1
Natural Form
Thiamin
Commercial Form
Thiamin HCl
Or
Thiamin mononitrate

7. Vitamin B2
Natural Form
Riboflavin
Commercial Form
Riboflavin
Or
Riboflavin-5-sodium
phosphate

8. Vitamin B3
Natural Forms
Niacin
Nicotinic acid
Nicotinamide
Commercial Form
Nicotinic acid
Nicotinamide

9. Vitamin B5
Natural Form
Pantothenic acid
Coenzyme A
Commercial Form
Ca and Na pantothenate
Pantothenol

10. Vitamin B6
Natural Form
Pyridoxine
Pyridoxal
Pyridoxamine
Commercial Form
Pyridoxine HCl

11. Vitamin B12
Natural Form
Cyanocobalamin
Methylcobalamin
Commercial Form
Cyanocobalamine
Hydroxycobalamine

12. Folic Acid
Natural Form
Pteroylmonoglutamate
Pteroylpolyglutamate
Commercial Form
Folic Acid
(Pteromonoglutamate)

13. Vitamin H
Natural Form
Biotin
Commercial Form
Biotin
D-Biotin

14. Vitamin C
Natural Form
Ascorbic acid
Dehydroascorbic acid
Commercial Form
Ascorbic Acid
Ca or Na ascorbate

15. Choline
Natural Form
Choline
Commercial Form
Choline chloride

16. Thanks…..