Maintaining the prothrombin level in blood is essential for clotting
mechanism. Vitamin K3 supplementation is essential to avoid delayed
clotting of blood which may lead to death. Vitamin K3 are
metabolically activated in the liver to become co-factors in the
activation of vitamin Kdependent proteins, which are important for
nnormal blood coagulation, normality of bones and arteries.
Hypovitaminosis of vitamin K3; coccidiosis and other infectious
diseases; long-term chemotherapeutic treatment in animals.