What Is The Trace Element Additive?

Trace elements are an indispensable part of living organisms. Although they are rare in our body, their importance cannot be ignored. Nowadays it is widely used in animal husbandry, and every farmer who raises poultry or livestock uses trace element additives. They are irreplaceable and vital for farmed animals. This article will explain in detail the necessary additives.

Contains the following points:

• Definition of trace element additives

• The role of trace element additives

• Trace element additive hazards

Definition of trace element additives

The trace element additive is an additive which constitutes a raw material of a trace element additive, and is not an element such as iron element, copper element or manganese element, but a compound containing a trace element such as ferrous sulfate, copper sulfate or the like. Some countries collectively refer to these compounds as trace element salts.

The role of trace element additives

• Trace elements are essential nutrients for animal survival. Although they are low in animal and feed, they are important for the growth and health of livestock and poultry.

• Iron-containing feed: Iron is an important component of synthetic hemoglobin, which is prone to anemia. It is commonly used to add ferrous sulfate to the feed.

• Copper-containing feed: Anemia in animals and dysfunction of diarrhea and fading of coats. Copper is added to the feed to supplement copper.

• Zinc-containing feed: zinc assisted bio-enzyme synthesis; maintains cell membrane integrity; is related to sex hormone synthesis in animals; participates in growth and tissue regeneration; enhances immunity; promotes vitamin A metabolism. Zinc sulfate is often added to the feed to supplement zinc.

• Manganese-containing feed: Manganese has a good effect on animal growth, development, reproduction, and certain secretory functions. Manganese deficiency in manganese is characterized by slow growth, infertility, short bones and so on. Manganese sulfate is often added to the feed to supplement manganese.

Trace element additive hazards

Causing environmental pollution, waste of resources:

Trace elements have a lower absorption rate in the digestive tract and lower levels at higher doses. Most of the trace elements are excreted through the feces, which also pollutes the environment while causing waste of resources. Long-term use of manure fertilization with high levels of trace elements will lead to the accumulation of trace elements in the soil, which will have a toxic effect on plants (especially crops), seriously affecting the growth and development of plants, and reducing crop yields. When copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium and lead coexist, there is a synergistic effect, and the pollution ability is stronger. The trace elements enriched by the soil are directly enriched by plants, which directly affects human food safety and causes ruminant poisoning. If the feces containing high concentrations of trace elements contaminate the water source, it will also cause great harm, which can reduce the self-purification ability of the water body, deteriorate the water quality, and cause the aquatic organism to die.

Reduce the edible and safety of animal products:

• High copper can cause copper accumulation in the liver of animals, which can reduce the value of their food and even cause toxic effects on the human body. High zinc and organic arsenic have little residual in animals, but they also affect the safety of animal products.

• Causing chronic poisoning of animals and causing nutritional deficiencies.

• Harm to feed producers.

Trace element additives are a kind of feed additive that every farm must use. Knowing the news about it can help us better understand and use this additive. This will enable better breeding of animals.