Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Features
- Features
- The product lowers the Buffering Capacity (‘Acid Binding Capacity’) of the Feed, in two ways: By supplying low pH Organic Acids and replacing of the buffering limestone in the feed.
- Bact Acid FLA lowers the pH of feed by 1 to 2 pH points, which has great effects on the animals health status.
- The reason for its high activity is that Organic Acids can only enter a bacterial cell in their non-dissociated form - which means below their pKa - at a pH range from 3.75 to 4.75 in case of Formic Acid, Lactic Acid and Acetic Acid. Only in the molecular form, which is the so called non-dissociated form, an Organic Acid is able to donate a H+ ion in a bacterial cell (e.g. Salmonella) and thus destroy the bacterial cell (Russell, 1992). Therefore our customers gain much financial benefit by using Organic Acids based on a Calcium Citrate carrier – compared to either liquid acid mixtures or silica carrier based acids, which still need limestone to be added to the animal feed.
- Furthermore, Bact Acid FLA has no pungent smell and will only be active (100%) in a humid surrounding (e.g. the animal feed or the stomach of the animal). The strong antibacterial function of the product results in improved health status and better performance of the pigs.
- Because of the broad spectrum of Organic Acids and the synergistic effect of Orthophosphoric acid (which lowers the pH of the blend even below the pKa of the Organic Acids), a maximum anti-bacterial effect will be obtained, whilst no harm is done to beneficial bacteria such as Lactobacilli and Bifido bacteria.
- Advantages
- A highly concentrated product, containing both Organic Acids and an organic calcium carrier (available calcium) of totally more than 85% active substance.
- An economical anti-bacterial solution against gram-negative bacteria.
- Reduction of the passage rate and elimination of E-Coli and Salmonella in the feed and the GIT of the animal.
- Lowering the buffering capacity of the feed.
- Lowering the stomach pH, which results in better hygiene and protein digestibility.
- Increases pancreatic enzyme activity.
- Prevention of the formation of toxic metabolites (endotoxins and exotoxins).
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Animal Species
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance