Zeodigest
Zeodigest is used as animals feed additive. Addition of proper dosage of the Zeodigest to animal feed maximizes the performance of feeds’ nutrients.
FDA approves natural clinoptilolite (e.g. Zeodigest) as an organic anti-caking agent. Zeodigest is an inert, stable and non-toxic. Zeodigest is widely being used by livestock farmers as a feed additive for beef cattle, dairy cows, swine, poultry (boilers & egg production), sheep, rabbits and turkeys.
Zeodigest feed additive improves the dispersion of the ration ingredients by reducing agglomeration. Zeodigest has no caloric value and is not a therapeutic, however improving the economics is due to the fact that Zeodigest porous structure can capture (bind) toxic elements, ammonia and mycotoxins on the surface and pores and ionically buffering the digestive tract. When excess ammonia builds up in the digestive tract, Zeodigest traps ammonia into the lattice, thus reducing the toxic effects of excess ammonia.
Adding of Zeodigest into animal feed provides the following rewards:
1- Improved animal growth and weight gain by increased food conversion rate efficiencies (less feed required per pound of weight gain)
2- Strong affinity for ammonium provides superior odor control and a healthy environment. Also protects the penetration of ammonia into the bloodstream
3- It is a rumen buffer for the total digestive tract of high performance dairy cattle. Higher CEC means more buffering
4- Reduction of scours, acidosis, diarrhea, enteritis and other gastrointestinal diseases
5- It has strong affinity for ammonium that aids in digestion and nutrient absorption and improves the value of milk, gradable eggs and the meat index
6- Improves dispersion of feed ration ingredients by reducing agglomeration
7- Increases NPN for ruminants and improves rumen microbial activity
8- Cause better phosphate utilization
9- Enhances effect of carbamide in cattle feed by adsorbing NH4+ released by carbamide hydrolysis
10- Reduces acidosis (grain poisoning)
11- Acts as anti caking/flow agent for feed and increased feed pellet durability
12- Improves bone growth
13- Reduces mortality ; it also helps control aflatoxins in animal feed, which lowers mortality rates from digestive stress and reduces the need for antibiotics and medicines.
