Table: Linoleic Acid, Mineral, and Vitamin Requirements of Turkeys a-Merck Veterinary Manual

Linoleic Acid, Mineral, and Vitamin Requirements of Turkeys ^a

	---------------Age (weeks)---------------
Linoleic acid (%)	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.1
Calcium (%)	1.2	1.0	0.85	0.75	0.65	0.55	0.5	2.25
Phosphorus, available (%)	0.6	0.5	0.42	0.38	0.32	0.28	0.25	0.35
Potassium (%)	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.6
Sodium (%)	0.17	0.15	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12
Chlorine (%)	0.15	0.14	0.14	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.12
Magnesium (mg)	500	500	500	500	500	500	500	500
Manganese (mg)	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Zinc (mg)	70	65	50	40	40	40	40	65
Iron (mg)	80	60	60	60	50	50	50	60
Copper (mg)	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	8
Iodine (mg)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Selenium (mg)	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Vitamin A (IU)	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000	5,000
Vitamin D^c (IU)	1,100	1,100	1,100	1,100	1,100	1,100	1,100	1,100
Vitamin E (IU)	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	25
Vitamin K (mg)	1.75	1.5	1.0	0.75	0.75	0.5	0.5	1.0
Riboflavin (mg)	4.0	3.6	3.0	3.0	2.5	2.5	2.5	4.0
Pantothenic acid (mg)	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	16
Niacin (mg)	60	60	50	50	40	40	40	40
Vitamin B₁₂ (mg)	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.003	0.003
Choline (mg)	1,600	1,400	1,100	1,100	950	800	800	1,000
Biotin (mg)	0.2	0.2	0.125	0.125	0.100	0.100	0.100	0.2
Folacin (mg)	1.0	1.0	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	1.0
Thiamine (mg)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Pyridoxine (mg)	4.5	4.5	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.0	3.0	4.0
^a Requirements are listed as percentages or as units or mg/kg of diet.
^b These are typical ME concentrations for corn-soya diets. Different ME values may be appropriate if other ingredients predominate.
^c These concentrations of vitamin D are satisfactory when the dietary concentrations of calcium and available phosphorus conform with those in this table.
Adapted, with permission, from Nutrient Requirements of Poultry, 1994, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

---------------Age (weeks)---------------

Male:

0–4

4–8

8–12

12–16

16–20

20–24

Female:

0–4

4–8

8–11

11–14

14–17

17–20

Holding

Breeding Hens

Energy base kcal ME/kg diet^b

2,800

2,900

3,000

3,100

3,200

3,300

2,900

Linoleic acid (%)

1.0

0.8

1.1

Calcium (%)

1.2

1.0

0.85

0.75

0.65

0.55

0.5

2.25

Phosphorus, available (%)

0.6

0.5

0.42

0.38

0.32

0.28

0.25

0.35

Potassium (%)

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.6

Sodium (%)

0.17

0.15

0.12

Chlorine (%)

0.15

0.14

0.12

Magnesium (mg)

500

Manganese (mg)

Zinc (mg)

Iron (mg)

Copper (mg)

Iodine (mg)

0.4

Selenium (mg)

0.2

Vitamin A (IU)

5,000

Vitamin D^c (IU)

1,100

Vitamin E (IU)

Vitamin K (mg)

1.75

1.5

1.0

0.75

0.5

1.0

Riboflavin (mg)

4.0

3.6

3.0

2.5

4.0

Pantothenic acid (mg)

Niacin (mg)

Vitamin B₁₂ (mg)

0.003

Choline (mg)

1,600

1,400

1,100

950

800

1,000

Biotin (mg)

0.2

0.125

0.100

0.2

Folacin (mg)

1.0

0.8

0.7

1.0

Thiamine (mg)

Pyridoxine (mg)

4.5

3.5

3.0

4.0

^a Requirements are listed as percentages or as units or mg/kg of diet.

^b These are typical ME concentrations for corn-soya diets. Different ME values may be appropriate if other ingredients predominate.

^c These concentrations of vitamin D are satisfactory when the dietary concentrations of calcium and available phosphorus conform with those in this table.

Adapted, with permission, from Nutrient Requirements of Poultry, 1994, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.