Other than macronutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, and fat, animals also need micronutrients such as minerals, vitamins, and also salt. Salt, mostly known in the form of sodium chloride, is needed for the functioning of the central nervous system, while chloride regulates the balance between acids and bases in the stomach.
According to the National Research Council, most livestock need between 0.6% and 0.8% salt in their total diet. Supplementing salt into animal feed is necessary as most plants fail to provide a sufficient amount of sodium and may lack essential chlorine contents.
Salt deficiency can lead to reduced reproduction, growth, and milk production-decreasing productivity and profitability often without any noticeable visible signs. Salt-deficient animals are most likely to consume harmful materials (such as paints, spray materials, weed killers, and wood preservatives) in an attempt to restore homeostasis.
Here are three products that can provide salt daily intake to animals.
1. Sodium Bicarbonate Feed Grade
Sodium bicarbonate feed grade is a water-soluble white crystalline powder commonly known as baking soda which is widely used as a leavening agent in food. Feed-grade sodium bicarbonate is predominantly used as the source of sodium to increase dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD).
It is commonly used as a partial salt substitute. It is also used as a dietary supplement for ruminants to treat acid indigestion and metabolic acidosis. In poultry, it helps improve calcium absorption to increase eggshell quality. It is also fed to broiler chicken as a partial replacement for salt. Buy Sodium bicarbonate feed grade to provide drier litter and a healthier living environment for your livestock.
2. Sodium Sulphate Anhydrous Feed Grade
Sodium sulphate anhydrous feed grade is a cost-effective substitute for sodium bicarbonate. It is categorized as feed additive and works as salt in animal feed to help the digestion process and nutrition absorption process from the intestines into the bloodstream. Sodium sulfate contains 32% of natrium while sodium bicarbonate has 27% of natrium.
Buy Sodium sulphate anhydrous feed grade to improve digestion in the upper digestive tract of poultry, efficacy of organic acids, and calcium absorption.
3. Magnesium Sulfate Feed Grade
Magnesium Sulfate Feed Grade, commercially known as Epsom Salt is a white crystalline salt that is commonly used to treat malignant hypothermia in swine and hypomagnesemia in dairy cattle. It is consumed with a specific dosage to prevent and treat magnesium deficiency. Magnesium sulfate can be added to cattle feed to prevent lactation tetany or grass tetany that might lead to respiratory failure or death.
Application of Magnesium Sulfate Feed Grade in animal feed includes supplement for cattle, or high risk and valuable animal, ingredient to treat inflammation and abscesses by soaking the affected area in the mixture of magnesium sulfate and water. Contact us if you want to buy and need this product.