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Vitamin E not less than | 500 IU |
This product contains 500 IU vitamin E activity per 1 ml.
This product contains 500 IU vitamin E activity per 1 ml. It is designed to be fed at a daily rate of 1-3 IU per pound of body weight (2-6 IU per kg). As an example, a 100 lb animal would require 0.2 to 0.6 ml daily to provide 100 to 300 IU vitamin E activity. A 1000 lb animal would require 2 to 6 ml daily to provide 1000 to 3000 IU vitamin E activity. The product may be diluted with water immediately prior to feeding.
The selected dosage should depend upon previous as well as existing feeding and management practices that affect animals' vitamin E status. The most important factors that increase the need for supplemental vitamin E are:
- Low plasma tocopherol levels (below 0.2 mg per dL),
- Continual confinement feeding of animals,
- Feeding poor quality, long-stored roughages,
- Feeding milk replacers that contain tocopheryl-acetate to young animals, and
- Feeding high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA's).
Store at room temperature or under refrigeration. Avoid freezing and excessive heat. Product is best is used within 2 years of manufacturing. Stamped manufacturing code is read as MMDDYL, where MM is month, DD is day, Y is last digit of year and L is lot.
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