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  2. Feed additive - Wikipedia

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    A feed additive is an additive of extra nutrient or drug for livestock. Such additives include vitamins, amino acids, fatty acids, minerals, pharmaceutical, fungal products and steroidal compounds. The additives might impact feed presentation, hygiene, digestibility, or effect on intestinal health. [1] [2]

  3. Phytogenics - Wikipedia

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    Phytogenic feed additives, known as PFAs or botanicals, are substances of plant origin added to animal diets at recommended levels with the aim of improving animal nutrition and growth. [4] [5] [6] The potential of phytogenic feed additives to promote growth in young piglets and poultry is under preliminary research.

  4. Animal feed - Wikipedia

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    Animal feed is food given to domestic animals, especially livestock, in the course of animal husbandry. There are two basic types: fodder and forage. Used alone, the word feed more often refers to fodder. Animal feed is an important input to animal agriculture, and is frequently the main cost of the raising or keeping of animals.

  5. Chelates in animal nutrition - Wikipedia

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    Chelates in animal feed is jargon for metalloorganic compounds added to animal feed. The compounds provide sources of various metals that improve the health or marketability of the animal. Typical metals salts are derived from cobalt, copper, iron, manganese, and zinc. The objective of supplementation with trace minerals is to avoid a variety ...

  6. Dog Food Nutrition Labels: Ingredients, Preservatives ... - WebMD

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    Some dog food labels also list the percentage of other ingredients, such as calcium and phosphorous. Low-fat dog foods often contain less fat and more fiber, to fill up a dogwithout adding ...

  7. Ractopamine - Wikipedia

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    Ractopamine ( / rækˈtɒpəmaɪn, - miːn /) is an animal feed additive used to promote leanness and increase food conversion efficiency in farmed animals in several countries, but banned in others. Pharmacologically, it is a phenol -based TAAR1 agonist and β adrenoreceptor agonist that stimulates β 1 and β 2 adrenergic receptors.

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