Niacin deficiency in chickens may be prevented by feeding a diet that contains niacin at â¥30 mg/kg; however, many nutritionists recommend 2â2.5 times as much. An allowance of 55â70 mg/kg of feed appears to be satisfactory for ducks, geese, and turkeys.n the niacin-deficient hen, weight loss, reduced egg production, and a marked decrease in hatchability can result. Turkeys, ducks, pheasants, and goslings are much more severely affected by niacin deficiency than are chickens.
Histamine release occurs when allergens bind to mast-cell-bound IgE antibodies. Reduction of IgE overproduction may lower the likelihood of allergens finding sufficient free IgE to trigger a mast-cell-release of histamine.
How do allergies happen? The first time the body encounters an allergen (foreign particle which causes an allergic reaction), plasma cells release IgE specific to that allergen. These plasma cells are stimulated by TH2 cells, which are a type of T helper lymphocytes. This IgE attaches to the surface of mast cells.