Importance of Quality Ingredients in Animal Feed
The importance of quality ingredients in animal feed cannot be overstated. Here’s why:
- Nutritional Balance – Just like humans, animals require a balanced diet to thrive. Ingredients in animal feed provide the essential nutrients animals need for growth, reproduction, and overall health. They contain optimal levels of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals essential for proper physiological function.
- Digestibility – Quality ingredients are easily digestible, ensuring that animals can efficiently extract nutrients from their feed. Improved digestibility leads to better feed conversion rates, reduced waste, and enhanced animal performance.
- Health and Immunity – Animal feed should contain natural bioactive compounds, antioxidants, and immune-boosting nutrients that support animal health and strengthen their immune systems, helping animals resist diseases and infections, improving overall well-being.
- Palatability – Improved palatability ensures adequate nutrient intake and helps maintain appetite.
- Performance and Productivity – Balanced nutrition promotes optimal growth rates, higher milk yields, increased egg production, and better fertility rate, leading to improved productivity.
What do we offer?
Dextrose Monohydrate Crystalline
Dextrose Monohydrate, a form of glucose, is often used in animal feed for various reasons:
- Energy Source – It’s quickly absorbed and metabolised, making it an efficient energy booster, especially for growing, lactating or stressed animals.
- Palatability – Encourages animals to feed more readily.
- Digestibility – Highly digestible, ensuring efficient utilisation of the energy it provides.
- Feed Pellet Binding – Acts as a binder, holding pellets together.
Linseed Oil
Linseed Oil is used in animal feed for its multiple nutritional benefits…
- Source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids – These fatty acids support immune function, reduce inflammation, and support cardiovascular health. Additionally, they contribute to healthy skin and a glossy coat, particularly in horses, whilst also aiding joint health by alleviating inflammation and improving mobility.
- Reproductive Health – Linseed oil contains compounds that support reproductive health, improving fertility and reproductive performance in breeding animals.
- Energy Source – Linseed oil, like other vegetable oils, offers concentrated energy, supplying extra calories to animals with high energy needs like lactating females or working animals.
Alternative Options
Lignocellulose
Lignocellulose, a component of dietary fibre, is found in the cell walls of plants and is made up of Lignin and Cellulose. It possesses a high fibre content and an impressive water-binding capacity, making it a great ingredient to incorporate into both pet food and treats.
Offering a boost to oral health by enhancing flexibility, Lignocellulose allows your pets to chew for extended periods, thereby improving the cleansing action on their teeth and gums.
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Owners of domestic pets and livestock are passionate about the health and well being of their animals. We support you in sourcing the most suitable quality and clean label ingredients for pet-food and feed formulations.
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