Feed Ingredients for Animal Nutrition Menadione Vitamin K3

Vitamin K3 is antagonists in feed.In modern intensive animal husbandry production, the supply of vitamin K is commonly used K3. K3 is artificial synthesis, which is a simple menaphthoquinone. Its biological potence is 3.3 times higher than that of K2 in nature, which is mainly related to the high absorption rate of this water-soluble compound.Stable at room temperature, easily damaged by exposure to sunlight.
Especially when the mixed feed contains biscoumarin, which has a similar chemical structure to vitamin K, it impedes the utilization of vitamin K through the competitive inhibition of enzyme.In the case of melilotus poisoning, mycotoxins in some moldy feeds can inhibit the action of vitamin K.