How does compound premixed feed for livestock and poultry improve animal health?
Publish Time: 2025-08-26
In modern animal husbandry, the health of livestock and poultry is directly linked to profitability, food safety, and public health. Faced with challenges such as frequent disease outbreaks, overuse of antibiotics, and slow growth, scientific nutritional management has become a key approach to improving livestock and poultry health. Compound premixed feed for livestock and poultry, as the "nutritional hub" in feed formulation, is playing an increasingly important role. It not only provides precise and balanced micronutrients for different animals, such as pigs, cattle, sheep, and poultry, but also, through scientific formulation, strengthens animal immunity, improves intestinal health, and reduces disease incidence, ultimately achieving the goal of healthy farming, emphasizing "prevention is better than cure."1. Precise Micronutrient Supplementation Strengthens Immune DefenseThe core function of compound premixed feed is to provide vitamins, minerals, and trace elements that are often lacking or unevenly distributed in conventional feeds. Although these ingredients are required in small quantities, they serve as "vital catalysts" for maintaining normal physiological functions and immune system health in livestock and poultry. Vitamin A, vitamin E, and selenium synergistically enhance the body's antioxidant capacity, protect cell membrane integrity, and increase antibody levels. Vitamin D promotes calcium and phosphorus absorption, safeguards bone health, and prevents postpartum paralysis in dairy cows and soft-shelled eggs in laying fowl. Trace elements such as zinc, copper, and iron participate in the synthesis of various enzymes, directly impacting the proliferation and activity of immune cells. The strategically formulated composite premix ensures that pigs, chickens, cattle, and sheep receive sufficient and balanced micronutrients at different growth stages, effectively preventing sub-health issues such as decreased immunity, growth retardation, and reproductive failure caused by nutritional deficiencies.2. Optimizing the intestinal environment and improving digestion and absorptionThe intestine is the largest immune organ in livestock and poultry and a key site for nutrient absorption. Functional additives such as organic acids, prebiotics, and enzyme preparations are often added to composite premixes to synergistically benefit the digestive system. Organic acids (such as citric acid and formic acid) can lower gastrointestinal pH, inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella, and reducing diarrhea. Prebiotics (such as oligofructose) provide nutrients for beneficial bacteria like lactic acid bacteria, promoting their colonization and maintaining a balanced intestinal microbiome. Enzymes (such as phytase and protease) can break down anti-nutritional factors in feed, improving the digestibility of nutrients like protein and phosphorus, and reducing the risk of undigested food spoiling and toxicity in the intestine. Especially in poultry and piglets, good intestinal health means higher feed conversion rates and a lower risk of disease.3. Reduce stress responses and enhance disease resistanceLivestock and poultry experience metabolic disruptions and a sharp decline in immunity during stressful conditions such as herd transfers, transportation, immunization, and high temperatures, making them highly susceptible to disease. Compound premixes can help animals quickly restore physiological balance by adding anti-stress ingredients such as vitamin C, B vitamins, electrolytes, and amino acids (such as arginine and glutamine). Supplementing dairy cows with compound premixes during the summer heatwave can alleviate heat stress-induced declines in feed intake and milk production. Using premixes containing high doses of zinc and vitamins during the weaning period can significantly reduce diarrhea and growth retardation caused by weaning stress in piglets. Improving animals' ability to cope with environmental changes through nutritional intervention is an effective strategy for fundamentally reducing disease incidence.4. Supporting precision feeding and implementing phased health managementThe nutritional requirements of livestock and poultry vary significantly across species and growth stages. Compound premix feeds are typically formulated based on the physiological characteristics and production objectives (e.g., fattening, egg production, lactation, and breeding) of pigs, cattle, sheep, and poultry. For example, premixes for breeding pigs focus on reproductive nutrition, premixes for laying poultry enhance calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D, and premixes for calves prioritize immunity and support rumen development. This tailored nutritional approach ensures animals receive the optimal nutritional supply during critical growth stages, avoiding over- or undernutrition, thereby maintaining optimal health and reducing the risk of metabolic diseases.Compound premixed feed for livestock and poultry is not only a nutritional supplement but also a health protector. Through a scientifically formulated blend of vitamins, minerals, trace elements, and functional additives, it comprehensively improves the health of pigs, cattle, sheep, and poultry through multiple dimensions, including immune regulation, intestinal health, stress resistance, and targeted nutrition. Amidst the growing trend toward antibiotic reduction and replacement, and promoting sustainable farming practices, the rational use of high-quality compound premixes has become a key path to achieving efficient, safe, and sustainable livestock farming.
