Feeding purslane to chicks both prevents disease and increases weight gain

   Purslane is an annual herbaceous plant that prefers moist conditions and mostly grows in farm fields, vegetable plots and beside ditches. It has the effects of clearing heat and removing toxins, dispersing blood and reducing swelling, and it also has a strong antibacterial action, giving it good preventive and therapeutic effects against enteritis, coccidiosis and colibacillosis in chickens. At the same time, purslane is also rich in various nutrients such as vitamin B, vitamin E and vitamin C. Practice has shown that when purslane is fed to meat-type chicks, the chicks not only like eating it and eat more of it, but also gain weight quickly, with a high feed conversion rate and significant economic benefits. The specific method is: collect fresh, tender and juicy purslane, wash it and chop it with a knife, and feed each meat-type chick 20-50 grams per day according to its age in days, feeding it separately twice a day, in the morning and in the afternoon.