Riboflavin requirement of starting chickens in a tropical environment. 1977

B K Ogunmodede

Growth rate of broiler chicks tends to be lower in the tropics than in the temperate zone. Results show that up to 17% of dietary riboflavin is destroyed within 24 hours of exposure of the feed to light hence the level of 3.6 mg. of vitamin B2 recommended does not meet the requirement for growth of broilers. Growth study as well as accumulation of riboflavin in meat and organs of the birds showed that increasing levels of dietary riboflavin increases its deposition in meat and organs of the birds. Optimum growth of birds and storage of riboflavin in the body is attained in the tropical environment when 5.1 mg. of the vitamin is added per kg. of practical ration.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009751 Nutritional Requirements The amounts of various substances in food needed by an organism to sustain healthy life. Dietary Requirements,Nutrition Requirements,Dietary Requirement,Nutrition Requirement,Nutritional Requirement,Requirement, Dietary,Requirement, Nutrition,Requirement, Nutritional,Requirements, Dietary,Requirements, Nutrition,Requirements, Nutritional
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D002645 Chickens Common name for the species Gallus gallus, the domestic fowl, in the family Phasianidae, order GALLIFORMES. It is descended from the red jungle fowl of SOUTHEAST ASIA. Gallus gallus,Gallus domesticus,Gallus gallus domesticus,Chicken
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012256 Riboflavin Nutritional factor found in milk, eggs, malted barley, liver, kidney, heart, and leafy vegetables. The richest natural source is yeast. It occurs in the free form only in the retina of the eye, in whey, and in urine; its principal forms in tissues and cells are as FLAVIN MONONUCLEOTIDE and FLAVIN-ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE. Vitamin B 2,Vitamin G,Vitamin B2
D014329 Tropical Climate A climate which is typical of equatorial and tropical regions, i.e., one with continually high temperatures with considerable precipitation, at least during part of the year. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Climate, Tropical,Climates, Tropical,Tropical Climates

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