Vitamins are organic substances which are necessary for the proper operation of the vital functions of the animal, and are essential for maintaining its health and productivity. Vitamins must be provided in the diet, since the animal body is generally incapable of synthesizing most of its own vitamins in sufficient quantities.
Minerals are neither animal nor vegetable substances, and are essential to the animal development. They are considered as inorganic solid substances. Microminerals are minerals needed in minute amounts such as Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Copper, Iodium, Selenium and Cobalt.
Amino acids are the building blocks of feed and food proteins. Amino acids are organic acids containing both the basic amino group (NH2) and the acidic carboxyl group (COOH). They are joined by peptide bonds to form a great variety of biological compounds as protein and enzymes.
Organic acids are acidifying substances added in feed or water to improve the efficiency of feed conversion and decrease the development of pathogenic micro-organisms in the intestine. Organic acides are also used as preservatives to prevent de composition of animal feed.
Anticoccidials are compounds that prevent coccidiosis by inhibiting or killing parasites during their development, thus promoting the ideal protection to the growth and adequate feed conversion of the birds. Anticoccials may be classified as ionophores and chemical compounds.
Growth enhancers are substances that are used in animal nutrition in order to improve the efficiency of the utilization of the feed by optimizing the intestinal health. This products increase the availability of nutrients and improve intestinalabsorpoion.
Antioxidants protect the nutritional value, active substances and palatability of the diet (oxidation and rancidity inhibiting). By adding antioxidants to the feed, oxidation and/or rancidification of the sensible ingredients (fat, vitamins, …) is inhibited.
Colourings are harmless, nature-identical colouring agents. Carotenoids, the most commonly known colourings, are responsible for colour of eggyolk, broiler and salmon meat, etc. Besides carotenoids act as antt-oxidant and play an important role in immune response and fertility.
Enzymes are natural compounds which accelerate chemical reactions some thousand times without changing itself. Prevent specific digestive disorders, improve efficiency of digestion of animal feed, decrease pollution (phosphorous) of the environment, lower total feed cost.
Veterinary raw materials are active principles used in production of veterinary medicines. Veterinary medicines are meant to cure or to prevent illness, suffering or physical damage during the animal rearing.
