Types and Uses of Feed Additives.
Types and uses of feed additives.
1. Supplement balanced nutrition: including amino acids, vitamins, trace minerals, and non-protein nitrogen compounds.
2. Health growth promoters: have antibacterial and disease prevention, deworming, promote feed nutrient utilization, promote animal growth, egg-laying, and milk production functions.Feed additivesIncluding antibiotics, synthetic antibacterial drugs, and dewormers.
3. Physiological metabolism regulators: anti-stress drugs: chlorpromazine, vitamin C, etc. Traditional Chinese medicine.
4. Appetite and digestion aids: including oxidants, sweeteners, umami agents, spices, biological agents (probiotics), enzyme preparations, buffers, etc.
5. Feed processing preservatives (including antifungal agents, antioxidants, adhesives, anti-caking agents, emulsifiers, silage preservatives, etc.
6. Other categories (including colorants, feed pigments, activated carbon, zeolite, maifan stone, bentonite, rare earth nitrates, etc.
Correct use of feed additives.
1. Specify the purpose of use. Is nutrition needed?Feed additivesOr non-nutritive feed additives.
2. Variety comparison and selection. Currently,Feed additivesthere are many manufacturers and varieties. First, choose well-known manufacturers and buy from trustworthy companies. Secondly, not only for price but also for effectiveness, choose for relative purposes.
3. Use reasonably and according to regulations. Except for some varieties specifically used for drinking, such as instant soluble compound vitamins,Feed additivesmost can only be mixed with dry feed. If added to wet feed and water, the effectiveness will significantly decrease, so the method of use cannot be changed freely. Please strictly follow the mixing ratio and stir evenly when using. Pay attention to incompatibility in multiple applications, and observe the animals carefully. If any abnormal phenomena are found, feeding must be stopped immediately.
Misunderstandings in the use of feed additives.
1. Generally speaking, high-priced additives are indeed of good quality and effect, but do not blindly follow the price. The key to selection also depends on the feeding effect.
2. In fact, excessive additives not only cause waste but also affect livestock productivity and cause poisoning. Therefore, the dosage of additives must be moderate.
3. Only use one additive throughout the feeding period. Different growth stages of animals require different nutrients and different types of additives. For example, additives for laying hens can be divided into chick-rearing, breeding, and laying periods. Additives for pigs are divided into piglets and fattening pigs. If only one additive is used during the feeding period, the expected effect will not be achieved.
4. Blind mixing of various additives. If multiple varieties of additives are mixed indiscriminately, some nutrients will be added repeatedly, which not only leads to serious over-standard and overdose but also destroys some nutrients due to antagonistic effects between nutrients. For example, iron ions can quickly destroy vitamin D and vitamin K, so when usingFeed additivesit is necessary to match reasonably and not to use it indiscriminately.
5. Do not use additives.Feed additivesThe purpose is to balance the levels of various nutrients in the feed, and only nutritionally balanced complete feed can achieve the maximum utilization rate.
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