Vitamin premix, also known as compound multivitamin, is a special feed additive composed of two or more vitamin additives mixed with carriers or diluents in a certain proportion. This mixture plays a crucial role in the feed industry, aiming to ensure that animals receive various vitamins necessary for their growth, development, and maintenance of health.
The main components of vitamin premix include vitamins, which are categorized into water-soluble vitamins and fat-soluble vitamins. These vitamins are essential for the physiological functions of animals, such as participating in enzymatic reactions, promoting growth and development, and enhancing immunity. The auxiliary components are carriers and (or) diluents, which are used to evenly disperse and stably preserve the vitamin additives. Carriers are usually substances with no nutritional value but good adsorption and fluidity, such as silicates and cellulose. Diluents are used to lower the concentration of the vitamin premix, making it easier to uniformly add to the feed.
Characteristics of Vitamin Premix
Uniformity: The various vitamin components in the vitamin premix should be evenly distributed to ensure consistent vitamin content in each portion of the feed.
Stability: During storage and use, the vitamin premix should maintain good stability to avoid oxidation, decomposition, or interaction of the vitamins.
Suitability: According to the needs of different breeding species and growth stages, the types and contents of vitamins in the vitamin premix are adjusted to meet the specific physiological needs of the animals.
Functions of Vitamin Premix
Vitamin premix is an indispensable part of animal feed, providing animals with comprehensive and balanced vitamin nutrition to promote healthy growth and development.
By adding an appropriate amount of vitamin premix to the feed, it can significantly improve the immunity, reproductive performance, and product quality of animals, reduce the incidence of diseases, and enhance breeding efficiency.
Precautions
When using vitamin premix, it should be added strictly according to the product instructions and the nutritional needs of the breeding animals to avoid excess or deficiency.
Attention should be paid to the storage conditions of the vitamin premix to avoid damage from adverse factors such as high temperature, humidity, and direct sunlight.
Vitamin premix is an important feed additive that provides animals with comprehensive and balanced vitamin nutrition, promoting healthy growth and development. In the feed industry, the rational use of vitamin premix is of great significance for improving breeding efficiency and product quality.
