ACIDIFIERS

TECHNOLOGICAL ADDITIVES

AVIACID

It's a blend of different kind of acidifiers with different pH, to control pH and pathogen bacteria above all in the gut.

Chicks and broilers: it's useful to correct buffer binding capacity of feed, to improve protein digestion and to control E.Coli and Salmonella spp infections.

Layers: in this category improve the assimilation of minerals that is influenced by pH and control Salmonella spp infection.

Breeders: it's useful to control Salmonella spp infections.

Dosage:

For prevention it's better use Aviacid in the feed, at high dosage in the first week of life of chicks, from 3 to 4kg/Ton of feed.

In scientific international literature has been showed that they have a good action in poultry's gut health and on buffer feed capacity. It's then showed that achieving a good balance in buffer capacity, helps in improving proteins digestion and in mineral assimilation, very important above all in layers. Margarita Novoa Garrido, Magne Skjervheim,Hanne Oppegaard, Henning Sørum. Acidified Litter Benefits the Intestinal Flora Balance of Broiler Chickens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2004, p. 5208-5213, Vol. 70, No. 90099-2240/04/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.9.5208-5213.2004. F. Hernandez; V. Garca; J. Madrid; J. Orengo; P. Catal; M. D. Megas. Effect of formic acid on performance, digestibility, intestinal histomorphology and plasma metabolite levels of broiler chickens. British Poultry Science, Vol 47, Issue 1 February 2006 , pages 50 - 56.  The use of organic acids to combat Salmonella in poultry: a mechanistic explanation of the efficacy. Authors: F. Van Immerseela; J. B. Russellbc; M. D. Flythec; I. Gantoisa; L. Timbermonta; F. Pasmansa; F. Haesebroucka; R. Ducatellea. Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Research Group Veterinary Public Health and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. UGent Jovanca Levic, Olivera Prodanovic Slavica Sredanovic Understanding buffering capacity in feedstuffs Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry 21 (5-6) p 309-313 2005

SHORTACID

It's Eurofeed's new product for swine, poultry and rabbits.

It contains Ester of butyric acid and other acidifiers.

Esters of butyric acid is a prompt source of energy for intestinal cells, it helps to protect intestinal cells integrity, very important in the first days of life for all animals. It can act in the gut because the ester-bond is broken by pancreatic lipase and so butyric acid can be present in the gut directly. Esters of butyric acid has not any problem of taste and smell, as a difference from butyric acid.

This product is above all for little animals of all species.

Weaning piglets, chicks, weaning rabbits: It helps animal in the first part of their life to outgo the intestinal problems due to change of alimentation and infection, often present in this period.

In world scietific literature "nutraceutical properties" for butyric acid are reported. The ester bond (ester of butyric acid) is broken by pancreatic lipase and free butyric acid in the first part of the gut is a promt source of energy for gut cells and it helps to protect enterocytes in their growth and functions. Glycerides of butyric acid and butyric acid itself have important antimicrobials properties too.  Swine: Sakata T. "stimulatory effect of short chain fatty acids on epithelial cell proliferation in the rat intestine: a possible explanationfor trophic effects of fermentable fiber, gut microbes and luminal trophic factors. British journal of Nutrition, 1987, 58, pp 95-103. Antongiovanni M., Buccioni A., Petacchi F., LEESON S., MINIERI S., MARTINI A., CECCHI R. (2007) Butyric acid glicerides in the diet of broiler chickens: effects on gut histology and carcass composition. Italian Journal of Animal Science 6, 19-25. Close W. H. (2000) Producing pigs without antibiotic growth promoters. Advances in Pork Production, 49-56. Galfi P. & Bokori J. (1990) Feeding trial in pigs with a diet containing sodium n-butyrate. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 38, 3-17. Leeson S., Namkung H., Antongiovanni M. & Lee E. (2005) Effect of butyric acid on the performance and carcass yield of broiler chickens. Poultry Science 84, 1418. Mroz. (2005) Organic acids as potential alternatives to antibiotic growth promoters for pigs. Advances in Pork Production 16, 169-182. Roselli M., Finamore A., Britti M. S., Bosi P., Oswald I. & Mengheri E. (2005) Alternatives to in-feed antibiotics in pigs: Evaluation of probiotics, zinc or organic acids as protective agents for the intestinal mucosa. A comparison of in vitro and in vivo results. Animal Research 54, 203-218. Topping D. L. (1996) Short-chain fatty acids produced by intestinal bacteria. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition 5, 15-19. Uzzau S. Fasano A. (2000) Cross-talk between enteric pathogens and the intestine. Cellular Microbiology 2, 83-89. Poultry: F Van Immerseel, F Boyen, I Gantois, L Timbermont, L Bohez, F Pasmans, F Haesebrouck, and R Ducatelle. Supplementation of coated butyric acid in the feed reduces colonization and shedding of Salmonella in poultry. Department of Pathology, Bacteriology and Avian Diseases, Research Group Veterinary Public Health and Zoonoses, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Salisburylaan 133, B-9820 Merelbeke, Belgium. Belgium. UGent C. Fernandez-Rubio, C. Ordonez, J. Abad-Gonzalez, A. Garcia-Gallego, M. P. Honrubia, J. J. Mallo, and R. Balana-Fouce. Butyric acid-based feed additives help protect broiler chickens from Salmonella Enteritidis infection. Poult. Sci., May 1, 2009; 88(5): 943 - 948. N. Nakanishi, K. Tashiro, S. Kuhara, T. Hayashi, N. Sugimoto, and T. Tobe Regulation of virulence by butyrate sensing in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli. Microbiology, February 1, 2009; 155(2): 521 - 530.

SUINACID

It's a blend of different kind of acidifiers with different pk. So it's possible to have a proper lower pH in the stomach and in the first part of the gut. Some of the acidifiers in Suinacid have specific bactericide properties against E.Coli spp and Salmonella spp.

Weaning piglets: it's useful to correct stomach pH at weaning, to have a better digestion of protein, to correct the feed buffer capacity, to control E.coli infection and diseases, often present in this phase.

In liquid form for treatment 3 4L/Ton of water.

Liquid form is better for treatment Growing and fattening swine in these phases it's very useful to control E.coli and Salmonella spp infections.

Breeders In this category is useful to control E.coli and Salmonella spp contamination and infection for bacteria shedding limitation to prevent infection of piglets.

In world scientific literature it has been shown that these organic acids are also very useful in improving buffer feed capacity, having better zootechnical results, controlling pathogen bacteria gut infections. Controlling feed buffering capacity is very important above all in weaning period when piglets' stomachs are not able to have a proper pH. Z. Mroz, "Organic acids of various origin and physical chemical forms as potential alternatives to antibiotics growth promoters for pigs" 9th International Symposium on Digestive Physiology in Pigs (2003) pp 1-8. Tsiloyiannis VK et al. "The effect of organic acid on the control of porcine post weaning diarrhea " Res Vet Sci.2001 Jun 70 (3) 287-293. C.M. Tung, J.E. Pettigrew"Critical Review of Acidifiers" Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, america's Pork Checkoff Program. Z.Mroz, A.J. Moeser,K.Vreman, et al. Effects od dietarycarbohydrates and buffering capacity on nutrient digestibility and manure characteristics in finishing pigs. J.Anim.Sci 2000 78:3096-3106 The best way to use Suinacid in feed and water as preservative is to put an higher concentration of it in weaning piglets feed and water, because in this period they are very sensible to the negative actions of bacteria and molds that can be present both in feed and water.