Growth Rate

Cost effective growth rate of animals is of major importance to the profitability of modern farming enterprises. Growth rate can be influenced by a number of factors including the environment, genetic potential and most importantly the nutrition of the animal. Optivite has a thorough understanding of the nutritional processes affecting growth of all stock types and by utilising this expertise, we are able to optimise the growth rate of animals through animal nutrition.

Providing a balanced diet is of key importance in optimising growth rates. To do this Optivite provide information and advice on feed specification and formulation together with specific tailored Vitamin Mineral Premixes to meet particular nutritional requirements of animals.

Modern, high genetic potential livestock require higher levels of energy in their diet to maintain optimum growth rates. Optivite's Specialist Fat products Optomega and Optifat are a cost-effective way of boosting energy of high-production rations.

Feed digestibility has a fundamental effect on growth rate, especially in monogastrics. Optizyme, Wheatzyme and Optimise products are combinations of enzymes which maximise digestion of the total feed.

Growth rate may be adversely affected by bacterial and fungal challenge. When incorporated into feed, Salgard selectively inhibits harmful bacteria such as E. coli and salmonella and also controls recontamination challenge from the environment, mould growth can be controlled using Moldgard. Mycobond has a high capacity for binding the harmful mycotoxins produced from mould development.

For maintaining growth rates in the absence of antibiotic growth promoters the animal production industry needs viable alternatives. The Genex range of products are natural alternative products to control microbial contamination and allow optimal feed digestibility.

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