General Information on the
NEKTON range for Birds
NEKTON-S
Multivitamin Supplement with Mineral
Elements and Amino Acids for all Cage Birds
There are a number of nutritive substances
that must permanently form part of the dieta-
ry intake if an animal is to receive the correct
nutrition. The lack of any one of these vital
ingredients can have serious consequences
for an animal‘s health and possibly lead to its
death.
Vitamins belong to these
essential nutritional compo-
nents. They are parts of
enzyme systems that
catalyse and regulate
the metabolisms of the
various nutrients (prote-
ins, carbohydrates, fats)
in the bird‘s organism,
thus ensuring the
smooth functioning of the
bird‘s body.
A well-balanced diet
covering all the nutri-
tional requirements in
number and quantity
is particularly impor-
tant for birds as they
have a comparative-
ly high metabolic tur-
nover. According to
reports from veteri-
narians, however,
up to 90% of the
ailments they treat
in birds are due to
an incorrect and
inadequate diet,
whereby the
cause is not so
much a lack of
nutrients as
a defici-
ency in the active substances vitamins,
macro and trace elements.
Not only do a bird‘s needs in nutrients fluc-
tuate but so do the requirements in active
substances, particularly in times of stress.
The moult, breeding, re-caging, new compa-
nions, shows, illness and medical treatment
with antibiotics and sulphonamides are all
situations in which the body needs greater
support to help the organism continue to
function properly. At times like these, howe-
ver, the supply of vitamins is often either
insufficient or not available to the body in full,
namely, a hypovitaminosis.
A hypovitaminosis is not easily recognised at
first, but plumage problems during the moult
and impaired fertility primarily result from
these deficiencies. Any long-term deficiency
will lead to considerable damage to a bird‘s
health and finally to its death. A caring bird
owner will therefore automatically ensure
that his pet is given a good supply of these
active substances to maintain its good health
and performance as well as increase its resi-
stance to illness and disease.
NEKTON-S provides birds owners with a
food supplement especially formulated to
suit these needs. Its well-balanced composi-
tion of vitamins, amino acids and minerals
will help prevent deficiency diseases, com-
plement the nutrients, improve their availabi-
lity and utilisation and thus increase the
nutritional value of the diet.
NEKTON-S increases a bird‘s resistance to
disease and improves its productivity, espe-
cially during breeding.
Because of the all-round beneficial effect of
NEKTON-S, aviculturists, bird parks and
zoological gardens have chosen it as a daily
supplement for their birds for years with suc-
cess.
Ingredients
Vitamins: Vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E,
thiamine, riboflavin, D-pantothenic acid, nia-
cinamide, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin
B12, vitamin C, vitamin K3, biotin.
Macro/Trace Elements: Manganese / zinc /
copper / iron / cobalt / iodine / calcium.
Amino Acids: L-alanine / L-arginine /
L-aspartic acid / L-cystine / L-glutamine /
L-glycine / L-histidine / L-isoleucine /
L-leucine / L-lysine / DL-methionine /
L-phenylalanine / L-proline / L-serine /
L-threonine / L-tryptophan / L-tyrosine /
L-valine.
Usage
Being a powder soluble in cold water,
NEKTON-S can easily be added to the drin-
king water or if preferred to the soft, moiste-
ned or egg food. Use NEKTON-S and
NEKTON-E combined for even better bree-
ding results.
Summary
NEKTON-S is a pet food supplement formu-
lated to provide cage birds with the proper
supply of the vitamins, mineral elements,
and amino acids required daily to prevent
deficiencies arising.
NEKTON-S helps the smooth functioning of
the entire metabolism and increases the
nutritional value of food.
NEKTON-S strengthens body resistance,
which helps a bird withstand pressure and
reduces susceptibility to infection and
diseases.
NEKTON-S improves a bird‘s general health
and promotes proper functioning of all
systems, particularly in breeding.
NEKTON-E
A Vitamin E Supplement to Keep Birds
Healthy and Aid Fertility
Vitamin E occurs in multiple forms in most
plants, particularly in leafy grasses (dried
grass meal) and in the oils extracted from
plant seeds (germinating grain). Of all the
vitamin E forms in the plant kingdom alpha-
tocopherol is the most potent, being much
more active biologically than the other seven
combinations and the most easily absorbed
form - an important factor in animal nutrition.
Another decisive factor is the latent lack of
vitamin E which frequently occurs because
grain feed loses most of its vitamin E effec-
tiveness through drying, long exposure to the
sun‘s rays, or long storage. In addition,
during storage, unsaturated fatty acids can
form substances which destroy the vitamin.
That is the reason only the synthetically
manufactured vitamin E acetate, which
keeps its effectiveness for a long time and
which the body changes into alpha-tocophe-
rol, is used in animal nutrition.
Vitamin E plays a vital role in maintaining
bodily functions and in the fertility of most
animal species. It protects cellular structu-
res, which ensures proper functioning of the
cells in body tissues. It also takes over the
job of disinfecting in the cellular metabolic
process and is essential to cellular respirati-
on, making it important to the energy meta-
bolism. In addition, vitamin E plays an decisi-
ve role in the hormonal metabolic process
and in forming and regulating the gonads
(reproductive glands). A lack of vitamin E can
cause degenerative changes in the muscular
tissues (muscular dystrophy), weak heart
muscles, liver damage and increased sus-
ceptibility to infectious diseases because of a
reduced production of antibodies. A vitamin
E deficiency can also harm the brain and red
blood cell membranes.
For the aviculturist the most important fac-
tors of a vitamin E deficiency are naturally
that it can cause reduced fertility in hens and
sterility in males, and that considerably less
eggs are fertilised. Some embryos die within
4-6 days after fertilisation; fully developed
embryos are often too weak to break open
their shells, and even hatched babies suffer
from damaged muscles and nerves as a
result of an inadequate vitamin E availability.
Not only is the amount of vitamin E actually
present in bird food strongly influenced by
heat, light, storage and processing, as alrea-
dy mentioned, but a body weakened by
stress, infectious diseases, medical treat-
ment, intestinal troubles and parasites is
unable to fully extract the vitamin E in the
diet, meaning the dietary intake of this vit-
amin must be increased to ensure a proper
supply.
Because of vitamin E‘s decisive influence on
animal health and reproduction, NEKTON-E
has been used regularly by numerous avicul-
turists for years and with great success.
Ingredients
Vitamins: 50 000 mg vitamin E (per 1 000g).
Amino Acids: L-arginine / L-lysine.
Usage
NEKTON-E should be given as directed to
animals regularly at least three weeks before
the breeding period begins. There is no dan-
ger of an overdose with toxic side-effects.
When the hen has started laying, disconti-
nue the use of NEKTON-E. The continued
use of „E“ during this period would cause a
disruption of the hatching process because
of an aroused mating instinct in the male.
NEKTON-E is composed of a special form of
vitamin E. It should only be given together
with other vitamins. Use it together with the
multi-vitamin supplement NEKTON-S for the
ideal combination when breeding birds.
Summary
NEKTON-E is a pet food supplement consi-
sting of the biologically effective and stable
vitamin E form alpha-tocopherol.
NEKTON-E makes up for the deficiency of
vitamin E in bird food and covers an animal‘s
needs in this vital nutriment.
NEKTON-E protects the cell membranes,
disinfects the cellular waste, promotes the
synthesis of hormones and has a positive
influence on the muscular system.
NEKTON-E encourages fertility in birds,
improves the survival rate of embryos and
strengthens the viability of young animals.
NEKTON-E has a positive effect on the enti-
re cellular metabolism and the production of
antibodies, meaning improved immunity and
resistance to disease.
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NEKTON-R-BETA
NEKTON-GELB
Pet Food Supplements to Enhance Plumage
Colours
Why is it that the plumage of birds living in
the wild such as goldfinches, redpolls, cross-
bills or linnets is either just as brilliant or
even more intensive in colour after the moult
than before, while birds confined to the home
(colour canaries, painted buntings etc.)
generally fade to an insignificant muddy
colour?
No doubt many bird lovers have asked them-
selves this question after finding their com-
panions only shadows of their former selves,
in spite of giving their pets the very best in
bird seed. It is a popular myth, however, that
certain species live entirely off seeds. If the
diet has never been supplemented with
greens or vitamins, trace elements and nutri-
ents, their bird‘s plumage will automatically
lose its brilliance and shine little by little after
every moult. Eventually the red parts of the
plumage have nothing in common with the
colour red but are more a poor-looking, dull
yellowish brown and the bird itself will begin
to droop and lose its zest for singing.
Independent of the question of species-spe-
cific reactions we now know that the colours
of the feathers have to do with the nutritional
value of the food available and are connec-
ted directly with the intensity of the metabo-
lism determined by the amount of free flight,
whereby the general health of the bird is a
decisive factor.
Feathers are given their colours by the depo-
sits of carotenoids, red and yellow pigments/
lipochromes, found in plants and the fatty
tissues of animals. Although the deposits are
minute they are spread over the whole sur-
face of the feathers creating the various
shades.
Carotenoids are the most widely distributed
pigments in nature and are found in all parts
of plants, even in the green parts, where
they are overshadowed by the preponderan-
ce of green chlorophyll. The most important
sources for carotenoids are carrots, palm oil,
grass meal, Tagetes flowers, maize, saffron,
and Paprika (peppers), among others.
An animal‘s organism is not capable of syn-
thesising carotenoids itself, which means
these colour pigments must form part of the
dietary intake. They then enter the gastroin-
testinal tract in the form of the provitamin A,
Beta-carotene, where they are converted to
vitamins or colouring agents and absorbed
by the body. Apart from this function as pro-
vitamin A, carotenoids also have a decisive
influence on the gonads, growth, maturity,
reproduction and brood care.
Animals show a marked degree of selectivity
in the absorption and deposition of the caro-
tenoids, but basically a bird‘s organism con-
verts the yellow carotenoids in the diet into
red pigments through oxidation, and these
derivatives are chiefly responsible for the
wide spectrum of the carotenoid colour
palette. The pigments are then deposited in
the keratin, the horny part of the feather,
where they are protected from the destructi-
ve effect of oxygen and light. This can natu-
rally only take place while the feathers are
developing.
As the absorption of the ingested caroteno-
ids can be reduced in the small intestine by
a lack of dietary protein or by nitrates, these
NEKTON products contain numerous amino
acids to avoid such a deficiency. For the
same reason we recommend that the bird
owner provides his pet with a diet and drin-
king water low on nitrates.
Today carotenoids are produced by industri-
al methods, and the most important ones
used as feed additives are:
Beta-Carotene
Beta-Apo-8-Carotinal
Canthaxanthin
These lipochromes are nature-identical and
therefore completely harmless to an animal‘s
organism, which is the reason they are used
as colouring agents in a variety of foodstuffs
such as margarine, cheese, lemonade, fruit
juices, instant puddings and so on.
The natural red and yellow pigmenting effect
of these lipochromes is the reason NEKTON
has chosen them as colouring agents in their
following products.
NEKTON-R
NEKTON-R‘s secret is its canthaxanthin
content. Canthaxanthin is the fatty pigment
(lipochrome) most frequently found in the red
feather parts. Thus NEKTON-R is based on
a completely nature-identical carotenoid,
which a bird‘s organism would normally form
itself in the natural wild. After a regular dose
of NEKTON-R all species with natural red
parts in the plumage regain even and inten-
sive colours as well as glossy, healthy plu-
mage.
NEKTON-R is given shortly before and
during the moult. The moult is a time of great
strain on a bird‘s organism. Feather growth
alone requires an abundant supply of vit-
amins, indispensable amino acids, minerals
and trace elements. NEKTON-R has a well-
balanced formula of all these essential nutri-
tive and active substances to enable a bird
withstand these pressures and produce a
full, faultless and healthy plumage.
Ingredients
Vitamins: Vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E,
thiamine, riboflavin, D-pantothenic acid, nia-
cinamide, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12,
vitamin C, vitamin K3, biotin.
Amino Acids: L-alanine / L-arginine /
L-aspartic acid / L-cystine / L-glutamine /
L-glycine / L-histidine / L-isoleucine /
L-leucine / L-lysine / DL-methionine /
L-phenylalanine / L-proline / L-serine /
L-threonine / L-tryptophan / L-tyrosine /
L-valine.
Macro/Trace Elements: Manganese / zinc /
copper / iron / cobalt / iodine / calcium.
Carotenoid: Canthaxanthin
Usage
NEKTON-R is in powder form and water
dispersible, meaning it can be easily added
to the drinking water (more practical for
seed-eaters) or dusted over the egg/soft
food. Begin using NEKTON-R as soon as
the moult starts and continue until the bird
has regained its plumage in full colour.
NEKTON-BIO can be used in addition to
NEKTON-R for species with particular fea-
ther-growth problems during the moult. After
NEKTON-R is no longer needed give your
bird our multivitamin supplement NEKTON-S
to help keep it healthy and free from infec-
tion.
Summary
NEKTON-R is a special bird food supple-
ment containing vital vitamins, numerous
amino acids and a balance of macro and
trace elements with the nature-identical fatty
pigment canthaxanthin.
NEKTON-R boosts the red colouring in the
plumage of such birds as goldfinches, lin-
nets, redpolls, crossbills, house finches, red
canaries, red siskins, painted buntings, car-
dinals, sun birds, ibises and flamingos.
NEKTON-R is a formula of highly effective
substances to prevent a bird‘s colouring
from fading and maintain the natural gloss
and brilliance of its plumage.
NEKTON-R supports and strengthens the
metabolism during moulting.
NEKTON-R-BETA
The vitamin formula of NEKTON-R-BETA is
enriched by a high percentage of Beta-
Carotene, the naturally
produced pro-
vitamin and
most effecti-
ve fatty pig-
ment.
B e t a - C a r o t e n e
achieves a marked increa-
se in the colour intensity of
the red parts of the plumage in
canaries, which is the reason
NEKTON-R-BETA was primarily
developed as a pet food supple-
ment for colour canaries. Breeders
an canary enthusiasts have been using
this product during the moult and for a
nestling‘s first set of real feathers with the
greatest success for many years now.
Just how effective NEKTON-R-BETA is can
be seen by comparing the content of this
product with a natural dietary source of the
carotenoid. If a breeder wanted to give his
bird the same amount of beta-carotene as
contained in a 1.23 ounce jar of NEKTON-R-
BETA, he would have to feed it about 71 lb.
of fresh green fodder or approximately 22 lb.
of carrots.
In addition to enhancing colours in the plu-
mage NEKTON-R-BETA is also extremely
important during the moult and feather grow-
th because of the vitamins and minerals it
supplies. The pressure growing new fea-
thers puts on bird‘s system is enormous and
the active substance requirements increase
correspondingly. NEKTON-R-BETA contains
all these vital elements plus essential free
amino acids to encourage feather growth.
Ingredients
Vitamins: Vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E,
thiamine, riboflavin, D-pantothenic acid, nia-
cinamide, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12,
vitamin C, vitamin K3, biotin.
Amino Acids: L-alanine / L-arginine /
L-aspartic acid / L-cystine / L-glutamine /
L-glycine / L-histidine / L-isoleucine /
L-leucine / L-lysine /
DL-methionine /
L-phenylalanine /
L-proline / L-serine
/ L-threonine /
L-tryptophan /
L-tyrosine /
L-valine.
Macro/
Tr a c e
Elements: Manganese / zinc / copper / iron /
cobalt / iodine / calcium / magnesium.
Carotenoid: Beta-carotene
Usage
NEKTON-R-BETA can be added to soft food
or drinking water, whichever is the most con-
venient. As the feathers can only be influen-
ced while they are growing in, begin adding
NEKTON-R-BETA just prior to the moulting
period or immediately after hatching and
stop when the bird has a complete set of
new feathers.
Summary
NEKTON-R-BETA is a formula of many
essential vitamins, numerous amino acids
and a balanced combination of macro and
trace elements enriched with the natural
fatty pigment beta-carotene.
NEKTON-R-BETA serves to intensify colours
in the plumage of coloured canaries and
particularly enhances the natural red parts.
NEKTON-R-BETA aids the smooth change
of feathers by means of its nutritive and
effective substances and encourages full
feather growth in young birds.
NEKTON-GELB
The colouring agent in NEKTON-GELB is
the yellow carotenoid chemically descri-
bed as Beta-Apo-8 carotenoic acid ethyl
ester. The high proportion of this synthe-
sised carotenoid makes NEKTON-GELB an
extremely effective means of heightening
the colours and brilliance of a bird‘s plu-
mage. The synthetic carotenoid is physiolo-
gically identical with the natural product and
therefore harmless to a bird‘s organism, but
is much more stable and preserves its effec-
tiveness longer. It is bonded with and depo-
sited in the keratin, the protein sub-
stance of the feathers.
Because of the high concentration of
„Beta-Apo-8-Carotinal“ NEKTON-
GELB is not only in a position to deepen
the colours and enhance the brilliance of the
plumage, in particular the yellows, but also
to bring back the colours fresh, strong and
glossy in birds that faded a long time ago.
As with the other special products, this effect
can only be achieved while feathers are gro-
wing in, that is during the moult and when
babies are losing their down and getting their
first set of feathers.
In order to help a bird through this time of
pressure and strain and maintain health in
general, which also reflects in full and shiny
feathers, the carotenoid has been added to
a basic formula of important vitamins, indis-
pensable amino acids and a combination of
macro and trace elements.
Ingredients
Vitamins: Vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E,
thiamine, riboflavin, D-pantothenic acid, nia-
cinamide, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12,
vitamin C, vitamin K3, biotin.
Amino Acids: L-alanine / L-arginine /
L-aspartic acid / L-cystine / L-glutamine /
L-glycine / L-histidine / L-isoleucine /
L-leucine / L-lysine / DL-methionine /
L-phenylalanine / L-proline /
L-serine / L-threonine /
L-tryptophan / L-tyrosine /
L-valine. Macro/Trace
Elements: Manganese /
zinc / copper / iron /
cobalt / iodine /
calcium /
magnesi-
um.
Carotenoid: Beta-Apo-8 carotenoic acid
ethyl ester
Usage
NEKTON-GELB is dispersible in water and
can be administered via the drinking water or
sprinkled over soft food. The plumage can,
of course, only be influenced during moulting
and when young get their first set of fea-
thers. Start adding NEKTON-GELB when
the bird begins to moult, or for nestlings
immediately after they have hatched and
stop when it has a completely new set of
feathers.
Once the bird is in plumage in full colour use
the pet food supplement NEKTON-S daily to
strengthen and maintain good health.
Summary
NEKTON-GELB with its nature-identical and
harmless yellow carotenoid colouring agent
prevents plumage colours from fading.
NEKTON-GELB enhances yellow shades in
the plumage of yellow canaries, orioles,
pigmy chickens, finch mutations (especially
yellow lutinoes), as well as in all birds whose
feathers contain carotene.
NEKTON-GELB aids the bird‘s entire orga-
nism during the moult and while rearing by
means of its valuable composition of nutriti-
ve and active substances.
NEKTON-BIO
Special Supplement to Help Improve
Feathers
A bird‘s feathers have various functions. Its
body feathers regulate the body heat,
while the wing and tail feathers are
needed in flight and to guide flight.
The bird‘s appearance and attrac-
tion are determined by its plu-
mage, which can also protect
it from enemies through
plain colouring, or, of
course, birds who have
little or no mating call have a distinctive and
decorative feather dress to attract mates and
avoid interbreeding among different types.
Whether in respect to a nestling‘s first set of
feathers or a new set for a moulting bird, this
is a highly complicated process which puts a
great strain on the bird‘s entire organism.
And as feathers make up 5% of the bird‘s
whole weight and are largely protein in
nature it is very important for the bird to get
a well-balanced diet rich in protein and sup-
plemented by vitamins and minerals when a
new set of feathers is growing in.
The majority of feather defects in cage birds
are due to incorrect feeding. An incorrect diet
is often the reason, too, that birds die during
the moult, and not because of moulting dis-
orders as many owners claim, but due to a
lack of protein and/or vitamins, macro and
trace elements.
A bird reduces the protein contained in the
food into its different components (amino
acids) and uses them to produce its own
protein. It is therefore particularly important
to give a bird an exact and well-balanced
diet of all the indispensable and limiting
amino acids to enable it to produce sufficient
protein of its own.
Most cage or aviary birds are fed
on bird seed and vegetable
matter, which are not always
in a position to cover a
bird‘s protein requirements
because of their unfavourable
amino acid composition. This
means that in stress situations
such as during the moult, parasitic
infestations, infections, etc., pro-
blems in the metabolic processes
and feather growth arise and result
in death in some cases.
This poor amino acid composition has
been taken into account in the develop-
ment of NEKTON-BIO. NEKTON-BIO con-
tains not only 18 different free amino acids in
the correct relationship, but all those vit-
amins necessary for feather growth as well
as a great variety of minerals, for these
substances are also particularly important
for the smooth functioning of all metabolic
processes and therefore promote feather
growth.
Ingredients
Vitamins: Vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E,
vitamin B1, vitamin B2, D-pantothenic acid,
niacinamide, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin
B12, vitamin C, vitamin K3, biotin.
Amino Acids: DL-Methionine / L-lysine /
L-arginine / L-alanine / L-aspartic acid /
L-cystine / L-glutamine / L-glycine/glycol /
L-histidine / L-isoleucine / L-leucine /
L-phenylalanine / L-proline / L-serine /
L-threonine / L-tryptophan / L-tyrosine /
L-valine.
Macro/Trace Elements: Calcium / zinc /
manganese / copper / iron / cobalt / iodine /
magnesium.
Usage
Being in powder form and soluble in cold
water, NEKTON-BIO can be added to the
bird‘s soft food or drinking water without any
trouble whatsoever. Use NEKTON-BIO in
the given dosage during the moult
for the best effect.
Summary
NEKTON-BIO is an ami-
no-acid-enriched vitamin
supplement to prevent
plumage defects and
ensure good feather
growth.
NEKTON-BIO
gives birds
smooth, shiny
plumage.
NEKTON-BIO strengthens and supports a
bird during the strain of the moult.
NEKTON-BIO helps prevent feather picking
and eating due to a nutrient deficiency
NEKTON-Q
Aid to Birds under Stress during Medical
Treatment
The many years of manifold experience in
our authorised quarantine station proved
invaluable in the research and development
that went into the multivitamin supplement
NEKTON-Q, whose effectiveness has been
recognised among experts for a long time
now.
Imported birds in quarantine are under parti-
cularly heavy strain. Not only have they often
been subjected to long and arduous trans-
port before arrival and confronted by a com-
pletely new environment and climate, resul-
ting perhaps in illness, they then have the
added stress of obligatory medical treat-
ment. We can frequently read reports in
veterinary journals that the damage and
disturbances caused by such measures
effect the entire organism. Treatment by
injections of antibiotics
and sulpha drugs , in
particular, produces
bleeding in various
tissues and
organs such as the hypodermis, muscles,
intestines, duodenum, peritoneum and brain.
It was this knowledge and experience that
formed the basis for formulating NEKTON-Q
and placing specific emphasis on the vit-
amins A, E and K.
The principle role of vitamin A in the body
appears to be in the maintenance of the
integrity of the epithelial cells. As such it
regulates the metabolism of cell structure,
strengthening the cell walls in all the tracts
and hollows of the body such as the alimen-
tary, respiratory, genito-urinary and repro-
ductive tracts. This means an improved
functioning of the cells and better resistance
to infections due to an increase in the num-
ber of antibodies in the bird‘s organism.
Vitamin E is of outstanding importance for
physical health in the situations mentioned
above. It plays a vital role in protecting cell
tissue thus ensuring proper functioning of
the cells in body tissues. Vitamin E is also
effective in disinfecting the cellular metabolic
process and is necessary to cellular respira-
tion, making it a principle factor in the
smooth functioning of the energy metabo-
lism. In addition, it is a vitamin which plays
an important part in the body‘s immune
system as well as in the hormonal metabolic
process and in forming and regulating the
gonads (reproductive glands). A vitamin E
deficiency results in deleterious changes in
the vascular and reproductive systems,
muscles, brain and liver.
One of the perhaps most important
factors in NEKTON-Q‘s great effec-
tiveness is the amount of highly
potent vitamin K3 it contains.
Menadione, or vitamin K3 as it is
commonly known, is extraordinarily
important for proper coagulation of the
blood. A deficiency results in slower
coagulation, leading to internal bleeding.
It is general knowledge that treatment
with antibiotics and sulphonamides has a
negative effect on the vitamin K produc-
tion in the body, making an increase in the
dietary intake necessary. In fact medical
treatment creates such a variety of detrimen-
tal side-effects for a bird‘s organism that a
greater supply of the other vitamins must be
made available as well.
NEKTON-Q has been formulated to ensure
that a bird receives an adequate supply of
these vitamins its organism needs during the
strain caused by medical treatment. Apart
from the vitamins mentioned above and vit-
amin C, a bird needs vitamin B2, B6, B12,
biotin (vitamin H) and folic acid because of
their interaction and considerable involve-
ment in the intermediary metabolic proces-
ses. Furthermore amino acids and trace
elements have been added to ensure a
balanced support of nutritive and active sub-
stances.
Ingredients
Vitamins: Vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E,
thiamine, riboflavin, D-pantothenic acid, nia-
cinamide, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12,
vitamin C, vitamin K3, biotin.
Amino acids: L-lysine / DL-methionine.
Trace elements: Manganese / zinc / copper /
iron / cobalt / iodine.
Usage
NEKTON-Q in powder form is so easy to
use. Just add to the drinking water or soft
food.
NEKTON-Q is intended for use on birds with
an imbalance in the blood picture because of
such situations as quarantine, under treat-
ment with antibiotics or sulphonamides, or
for such species needing an increased sup-
ply of vitamin K3 (e.g. Fig Parrots). For nor-
mal health and condition maintenance use
NEKTON-S.
Summary
NEKTON-Q is the dietary supplement for
use on birds in importers‘ quarantine stations
or in the quarantine rooms of breeders or pet
dealers.
NEKTON-Q has been formulated as a suc-
cessful support to birds under quarantine
stress and medical treatment, particularly
during the detrimental effects of antibiotics
and sulpha drugs.
NEKTON-Q supplies the increased vitamin
requirements during quarantine and helps a
bird overcome the pressures better.
NEKTON-Q is enriched with vitamins A, E
and K to lower the risk of damages to a bird‘s
organism and protect the epithelial tissues,
cell walls and cellular metabolism, making it
a considerable aid to reducing danger of
bleeding in animal tissues and organs.
NEKTON-B-KOMPLEX
The NEKTON-B-KOMPLEX has been for-
mulated to combine and blend the various
members of the vitamin B complex to a valu-
able and highly effective supplement for all
kinds of birds.
The vitamin B group is important to the orga-
nism and its maintenance and is found both
in animal and plant tissues. In many cases,
however, a mixed bird food is still deficient in
these essential vitamins so that birds require
a dietary source.
Each member of the B vitamins takes part in
a particular and vital type of reaction in the
organism and is important for its mainte-
nance. They participate in a number of types
of chemical reactions, most of which effect
the transfer of energy. Hence they play a key
role in the metabolism of proteins, fats and
carbohydrates. In addition they are involved
in the regular functioning of the gastrointesti-
nal system, nerve functions and the myocar-
dial tissues. Some of the B vitamins aid the
formation of red blood cells and antibodies
and most are necessary for a healthy skin.
Consequently, a deficiency of these essenti-
al substances reveals itself in a variety of
health problems. The most serious conse-
quences of a B group deficiency are distur-
bances of the nervous system, skin diseases
and reproductive disorders. This is particu-
larly obvious in retarded growth, curled toe
paralysis, leg weakness, diarrhoea, anaemia,
poor feathering, scaly dermatitis around feet
and beak, reduced egg clutches, higher mor-
tality rate among embryos, poor egg
hatchability and so on.
In spite of the great variety of pet foods offe-
red today, most of them are deficient in the
majority of the vitamins contained NEKTON-
B-KOMPLEX, some of them up to 80%
below requirement level. That is the reason
for this special-purpose supplement.
Requirements for B vitamins increase pro-
portionally to the protein content of the food
and are particularly high during treatment
with antibiotics and sulpha drugs. This deter-
mines the usage and dosages of NEKTON-
B-KOMPLEX combined with NEKTON-S.
Ingredients
Vitamins: Thiamine,
Riboflavin, Niacinamide,
D-Pantothenic-Acid,
Vitamin B6, Vitamin
B12, Folic Acid.
Usage
Water-soluble NEKTON-B-KOMPLEX in
powder form is extremely simple to use. It
can be added to either the drinking water or
soft food.
NEKTON-B-KOMPLEX has been especially
formulated for use in cases of stress such as
treatment with antibiotics and sulphonami-
des, and as a crash therapy to cover particu-
lar requirements in the B vitamins. There
should be long intervals between administra-
tion. For normal daily conditioning and health
maintenance use NEKTON-S.
Summary
NEKTON B-KOMPLEX consists entirely of
vitamins and is an ideal combination of all
physi¬ologically important B vitamins.
NEKTON B-KOMPLEX is formulated to
meet the requirements of a bird‘s organism
in times of extreme stress.
NEKTON B-KOMPLEX alleviates the effects
of a vitamin B deficiency, prevents metabolic
disturbances, regulates important proces-
ses in the body and helps against neuro-
logical disorders.
NEKTON-B-KOMPLEX promotes healthy
skin, improves feathering and supports
fertility by producing better incubation,
reducing embryonic mortality and increa-
sing hatchability.
NEKTON-MSA
High-Grade Mineral Supplement for Pets
Mineral elements are extremely important
for maintaining good health, top stamina and
uninterrupted reproduction.
Macro and trace elements are essential, in
fact vital, components in the diet for an
animal‘s metabolism. As they are repeatedly
secreted by the body, they must be reple-
nished constantly by means of the food.
As the name TRACE ELEMENTS suggests,
only minute traces of these mineral elements
are needed, whereas macro or quantitative
elements, can make up 0.1% - 2% of the dry
matter in food. The most important factor
either in respect to diets or food supple-
ments is not only the number of individual
substances but, above all, their well-balan-
ced and well-matched composition. For
example, it is a comparatively well-known
fact that calcium and phosphorus have a
complex relationship with each other and in
correlation to one another can prevent rik-
kets and osteomalacia. In general a Ca-P
ratio of 2:1 is regarded as ideal, but, of
course, cannot apply to all species. In the
case of the female bird of a species which
lays a comparatively large number of eggs
each time a ratio of 3:1 is more beneficial.
Because of this, a large proportion of vitamin
D3 has been added to NEKTON-MSA, as
this vitamin is able to attune the Ca-P ratio to
the requirements of each individual orga-
nism to a certain extent. Even when the
dietary supply of these minerals is more than
adequate vitamin D3 encourages a better
calcium and phosphorus deposit in the
animal‘s bones.
The relationship between the various macro
and trace elements is highly complicated
and sophisticated. For example, too much
calcium in the organism has a negative
effect on the zinc balance, as does an over-
dose of potassium in the food on
the magnesium content. Thus
an abnormal supply in quali-
ty and quantity of the
various macro and trace
elements can lead to
health disorders and
impaired functions in the
body. Now we can see how
vital it is for the diet to con-
tain a balanced blend of the
correct mineral elements
required by an animal‘s
organism. Macro, trace ele-
ments, and, of course, vit-
amins and amino acids must
complement and support
each other.
With this in mind we have composed
NEKTON-MSA, an ideal means of providing
your pet with the benefit of all these essenti-
al substances.
Ingredients
Vitamins: Vitamin D3.
Amino Acids: L-lysine / DL-methionine.
Macro/Trace Elements: Manganese / zinc /
copper / iron / cobalt / iodine / calcium /
phosphorus.
Usage
NEKTON-MSA is mainly intended for all
brooding animals, for an animal needs more
minerals and trace elements at such times.
An increased dose of calcium reduces the
fragility of cage-birds‘ eggs. It has been pro-
ved that NEKTON-MSA can help improve
bone formation in animal suffering from a
lack of calcium or while raising young.
Summary
NEKTON-MSA is
a highly valuable
mineral element
s u p p l e m e n t
enriched with
vitamin D3 and
amino acids in
powder form intended for administration with
pet food.
NEKTON-MSA helps support metabolic pro-
cesses in an animal‘s organism.
NEKTON-MSA promotes bone and teeth
growth.
NEKTON-MSA helps protect against inter-
ruptions in the adsorption improves resi-
stance to infections.
NEKTON-MSA activates important enzyma-
tic systems.
NEKTON-MSA prevents fur or feather disor-
ders due to mineral deficiencies.
NEKTON-MSA supplies breeding and young
animals with essential trace elements and
minerals.
NEKTON-TONIC
The name NEKTON-TONIC covers 4 highly
potential tonics, specifically balanced and
blended to meet the nutritional needs of the
following types of birds and reptiles:
NEKTON-TONIC-F
for fruit-eating birds
NEKTON-TONIC-K
for seed-eating birds
NEKTON-TONIC-I
for insect-eating birds
NEKTON-TONIC-R
for nectar and fruit-feeding reptiles
The main value of NEKTON-TONIC as a
supplement is that the majority of the more
than 60 nutritive and effective substances it
contains are in free form, meaning they are
immediately and easily absorbed in full by
the animal‘s body without having to be dige-
sted and degraded first and burdening the
animal‘s organism .
The variety and combination of these ingre-
dients make the NEKTON-TONIC series to
valuable tonics for strengthening and buil-
ding up an animal‘s organism. Heading the
list of nutritive and effective substances are
the amino acids and vitamins as well as
macro and trace elements. The effectiveness
of the NEKTON-TONIC products lies in their
species-specific formulas which ensure full
availability, immediate utilisation and correct
physiological functioning and interaction of
the components.
One of the primary sources of energy in the
NEKTON-TONIC products are the proteins.
The proteins in NEKTON-TONIC are already
in their digested form, namely, free amino
acids. Almost all the amino acids and espe-
cially the indispensable ones are contained
in these supplements so that the entire pro-
tein requirements for these animals are
covered. Parallel to the protein the nitrogen-
free compounds carbohydrates and fatty
acids are on hand to supply mechanical and
heat energy.
At the same the NEKTON-TONICs fortify
normal diets with a balanced combination of
the particular vitamins required by each spe-
cies.
The importance of a wide variety of mineral
elements for the construction of certain tissu-
es and proper bodily functions has also been
taken into account and the formulas enriched
with an adequate supply.
All these nutritive and active substances
together the other components in NEKTON-
TONIC ensure that the organism can utilise
the health-maintaining, increasing and resto-
ring proper-ties immediately. Complete in
nature, these products enable an animal to
produce its own enzymes and hormones,
which are necessary for the smooth functio-
ning of all body functions.
The result is a complex and sophisticated
formula to round off normal pet food diets
and therefore prevent deficiency symptoms,
regulate processes in the organisms and
activate body functions.
This makes NEKTON-TONIC particularly
valuable during such stress periods as moul-
ting (skin sloughing), re-caging and acclima-
tion, shows, etc., and has proved an excel-
lent help in raising young animals. The
TONIC products have the added advantage
of being useful as diets as well as supple-
ments.
Ingredients
Vitamins: Vitamin A, vitamin D3, vitamin E,
thiamine, riboflavin, D-pantothenic acid, nia-
cinamide, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin B12,
vitamin C, vitamin K3, biotin.
Amino Acids: L-alanine / L-arginine /
L-aspartic acid / L-cystine / L-glutamine /
L-glycine / L-histidine / L-isoleucine /
L-leucine / L-lysine / DL-methionine /
L-phenylalanine / L-proline / L-serine /
L-threonine / L-tryptophane / L-tyrosine /
L-valine.
Macro/Trace Elements: Manganese / zinc /
copper / iron / cobalt / iodine / calcium /
phosphorus.
Usage
NEKTON-TONIC is in powder form and
water soluble. NEKTON-TONIC can be
sprinkled over moistened soft food or given
as liquid nutrition.
It should be given two or three times a week
regularly to prevent deficiency symptoms but
can be given daily for a short time during
stress periods.
When hand-raising
young birds the
solution can
be fed into the
beak by using an eye-
dropper or straight into
the crop by means of a tube
or needle. As soon as the birds
are weaned onto a spoon, 10-15
days old, a certain amount of
roughage should
be added.
Tips from our clients
Many bird breeders feed their birds on pure
NEKTON-TONIC-K. The NEKTON-TONIC-K
powder is just poured into a separate bowl or
sprinkled onto a sheet of glass for the birds
to peck at. Mountain Parakeets have proved
to be very fond of NEKTON-TONIC-K this
way.
Grey parrots, amazons and cockatoos settle
down easily and fast without the usual accli-
mation difficulties when given soft, moiste-
ned maize covered with a dose of NEKTON-
TONIC-K.
NEKTON-TONIC-K should be given to
imported or new birds and NEKTON-Q
added to the drinking water. Acclimation is
faster and the birds soon reach peak condi-
tion.
Foreign siskins, particularly the sensitive
types like black siskins and black-chinned
siskins enjoy a diet of egg, insects (meal
worms) and NEKTON-TONIC-K.
NEKTON-TONIC-R sprinkled over greens or
fruit has proved very successful in such rep-
tiles as green iguanas, for example.
Summary
NEKTON-TONIC is a valuable supplement
in four different formulas to suit the individual
needs of fruit-eating birds (NEKTON-
TONIC-F), seed-eaters
(NEKTON-TONIC-K), insect-feeding birds
(NEKTON-TONIC-I) and nectar/fruit-taking
reptiles (NEKTON-TONIC-R).
NEKTON-TONIC with its combination of
over 60 nutritive and effective substances
covers all the nutritional requirements these
animals need.
NEKTON-TONIC‘s ingredients are immedia-
tely absorbed and available to the body.
NEKTON-TONIC is an effective aid to pre-
venting vitamin and mineral deficiencies,
regulating physical processes and activating
body functions.
NEKTON-TONIC gets pets into top condition
and helps support all systems in times of
stress.
Let NEKTON products help you enjoy your
birds better and give them the best living
conditions in captivity.
NEKTON-T
Multi-Vitamin Supplement for doves, contai-
ning Amino Acids and Trace Elements
NEKTON-T is a vitamin supplement which
has been especially developed with doves,
poultry, pheasants, etc., in mind.
It is the result of many years of expe-
rience in treating cage birds.
NEKTON-T contains all those
substances considered neces-
sary to a dove’s health, name-
ly 13 vitamins, 6 trace ele-
ments, calcium as well
as 2 amino
acids.
Vitamins are the vital organic substances
contained in plants that the body needs
regularly in small doses. They are essential
factors for first-class functioning of the meta-
bolism, for growth, performance and health.
Each vitamin has a certain job that only it,
and no other vitamin, can do.
NEKTON-T contains a particularly high per-
centage of vitamin E and biotin (vitamin H).
Vitamin H was discovered comparatively
late, but there is no doubt today of its impor-
tant role in keeping animals healthy. Biotin
influences not only growth and viability but
also improves skin and plumage. It encoura-
ges the growth of leg bones, fertility, laying
and the size of broods. The biotin content in
the feed of breeding birds may have consi-
derable all-round effect on the resulting
young.
Deficiencies in vitamin E often result in infer-
tile eggs, dead embryos or young to weak to
live. A lack of vitamin E can also cause mus-
cular dystrophy, which strikes the whole
muscular framework as well as the heart and
stomach muscles. Dove fanciers, therefore,
are advised to start using NEKTON-T regu-
larly from the very beginning, namely when
rearing, and not to wait until the bird is fully-
grown.
The calcium in NEKTON-T is important for
stronger bones and eggshells and for impro-
ved growth, especially in young birds.
Enough trace elements and minerals, both
essential factors for a bird’s well-being, are
also to be found in NEKTON-T.
A daily ration of NEKTON-T helps you to
keep your birds strong and healthy.
It is particularly helpful in warding off rickets
and promoting growth, easy moulting, fertility
and laying and helps make up for any
defects in a poorly balanced diet.
(Please note: Concerning the administration
of vitamins during treatment with antibio-
tics or sulphonamides, please
also read our product
description for
NEKTON-Q
very careful-
ly.)
NEKTON-T promotes health and helps to
improve performance and supports the orga-
nism during the racing season. Given to your
racing pigeons upon their return during the
racing season, will help them to achieve a
better condition and recover within a short
period of time.
NEKTON-T has particularly proved its worth
in cases of illness. A bird needs an increased
ration of vitamins while receiving antibiotics,
sulphonamides etc., if it is to overcome the
negative effect of these chemical compounds
on intestinal bacteria.
NEKTON-T is a powder soluble in cold water
and therefore the ideal method of supple-
menting your bird’s diet.
Ingredients
Vitamin A, Vitamin D3, Vitamin E, Vitamin
B1, Vitamin B2, Calcium-D-Pantothenate,
Nicotinamide, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin
B12, Vitamin C, vitamin K3, Vitamin H,
Amino Acids
L-Lysine
L-Methionine
Minerals-Trace Elements
Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Iron, Cobalt,
Iodine, Calcium, Phosphor
DESI-PLUS
Sterilizing Bath for Pet Food – and Drinking
Vessels
DESI-PLUS helps protect against stomach
upsets
DESI-PLUS helps to prevent infectious
diseases from spreading
DESI-PLUS helps guard against fungus
infections
DESI-PLUS helps keep pets healthy
DESI-PLUS is a final disinfectant for pet toys
and vital for pet feeding and drinking vessels.
Logically, our dear pets whether dogs, cats,
hamsters, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs or birds
come in contact primarily with their feeding
or drinking bowls or dispensers, and it is
therefore extremely important that these ves-
sels are as clean and germ-free as possible,
if we want to keep our pets healthy.
Unfortunately the usual methods of cleaning
these utensils are just not enough to ensure
that they are really sterile, and as they are
generally made of plastic, thay cannot be
boiled.
In order to achieve full results, meaning
100% germ-free, in taking as little time as
possible, NEKTON Products has developed
the special disinfectant DESI-PLUS.
NEKTON GmbH
Kieselbronner Str. 28b • D - 75177 Pforzheim - GERMANY
Phone: +49 (0)7231/9546-0 • Fax: +49 (0)7231/9546-26
E-Mail: info@nekton.de • Internet: www.nekton.de
NEKTON GmbH CEO: Thomas Enderle, Sigrid Enderle
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