SWINE FEED ADDITIVES
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introduction
The fast growing global demand for protein, increased food safety awareness, industrialization of farming, and the drive for more sustainable solutions are all putting pressure on the food chain. Feed plays a vital role in meeting these challenges, which is highlighted by a strong growing organic acidmarket.
vetron provides key raw materials, such as propionic acid and formic acid as acidifiers, preservatives, antibacterial agents, and as silage additives. Our innovative product range is designed to achieve three things
SWINE FEED ADDITIVES
Feed additives are compounds added to swine diets for the purpose of enhancing animal performance. This fact sheet focuses on compounds which provide minimal direct nutritional value to the diets. Such additives include antibacterial agents, antiparasitic compounds, metabolic modifiers, probiotics/prebiotics, acidifiers, enzymes and botanicals. Of these classifications, antibacterials metabolic modifiers, and antiparasitic agents are the major ones currently added to swine feeds. Some have been used extensively and successfully in swine production over the last 50 years.