Feed grade calcium formate is a calcium salt containing formic acid, containing 31% calcium and 69% formic acid, with a neutral pH value and low water content. Mixing calcium formate into the additive premix will not cause vitamin loss, and under the action of gastric acid, free formic acid can be separated, reducing gastric pH. Calcium formate has a high melting point and can only be decomposed above 400 ºC, without being damaged during the granulation process.
When organic acids are used in feed or mixed into premixes, their acidity can easily lead to the loss of vitamins in feed, which greatly limits their application in feed. Calcium formate can completely overcome these shortcomings. This product is a calcium salt containing formic acid [(CH O2) 2C a], in a white free flowing crystalline or powder form, containing 31% calcium and 69% formic acid. Due to its neutral pH (from 7.3 to 7.6 in 10% aqueous solution) and low water content (up to 0.5%), mixing calcium formate into the additive premix will not cause vitamin loss, and free formic acid can be separated under the action of gastric acid, effectively reducing the pH in the stomach, playing a positive role in maintaining appropriate acidity in the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, due to the high melting point of calcium formate, it can be decomposed above 400 ºC, so during the granulation process, calcium formate will not be damaged.
As a new type of feed additive, calcium formate is also particularly suitable for weaned piglets. The nutritional effect of calcium formate is mainly achieved through its decomposition of formic acid in the stomach environment. It mainly improves the growth performance of weaned piglets through the following action modes: 1) Reducing the pH of the gastrointestinal tract is conducive to activating pepsinogen, making up for the lack of digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid secretion in the stomach of piglets, and improving the digestibility of feed nutrients. 2) Maintain a low pH value in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby preventing the massive growth and reproduction of Escherichia coli and other pathogenic bacteria, while promoting the growth of some beneficial bacteria (such as Lactobacillus)! It produces volatile fatty acids in the cecum and colon that act as antibiotics! In addition, beneficial bacteria such as lactobacillus can cover the intestinal mucosa! Protect it from toxins produced by Escherichia coli! Thereby preventing the occurrence of diarrhea associated with bacterial infections. 3) It can act as a chelating agent during digestion! "It can promote the absorption of minerals in the intestinal tract, improve the energy utilization of natural metabolites, improve the feed conversion rate, prevent diarrhea and diarrhea, and improve the survival rate and daily weight gain rate of piglets. At the same time, calcium formate also has the effect of mildew prevention and preservation.".
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