3. Use of organic acid salts and carriers to protect feed nutrients, equipment and workers
Although acidifiers have an acidifying effect on the feed, the directly added acid may corrode feed production equipment, destroy the nutritional components in the feed, especially vitamins and minerals, and damage the animal's esophagus and stomach. Improper operation may also cause personal injury. Moreover, the directly added acid begins to dissociate rapidly in the esophagus and stomach, and the action time is very short. It may also inhibit gastric acid secretion and normal development of gastric function. The pathogenic microorganisms are mainly located in the posterior intestinal tract, so the direct addition of acidifying agents cannot play a bacteriostatic effect.
The use of weak base salts of organic acids can greatly reduce these disadvantages. Studies have shown that organic acid weak base salts have a bacteriostatic effect comparable to organic acids. In addition, the use of a carrier with a slow release function not only prevents the acid from reacting with the nutritional components in the equipment and feed, but also allows the acid to be slowly released in the stomach and intestinal tract, so that its effect continues to the posterior intestinal tract, which is good Antibacterial effect.