The importance of animal feeding:
In order to achieve such high yields (meat, milk, fleece, power, etc.) from animals, nutritional and maintenance conditions as well as animal breeding methods need to be improved. An extra kilogram of mil, live weight gains or offspring yield requires more nutrients. While nutrients are largely met with feed, the requirement for mineral matter is much higher in feed.
Why are trace minerals important for animals?
All living beings need mineral substances and vitamins in order to fulfill vital functions and maintain life. The synthesis of hormones has to be found in the structure of some enzymes, because they control their functioning and therefore must be available in the daily diets.
When deficiencies of vitamins and minerals occur, the function of the organism is impaired, the systems become vulnerable to animal diseases, appetite diminishes growth and development deteriorates. (White muscle disease with selenium deficiency, enzootic ataxia with copper deficiency, etc.)
Mineral and vitamin substances must be given to the animals in order to protect their health and to increase the necessary yield. The importance of applying vitamins and minerals orally:
Scientific studies have proven that the most effective way of supplying vitamins and minerals to animals is via the oral route. In the digestive system, many minerals are digested by the body through amino acids, polysaccharides, and by osmosis. In short, body minerals are undergoing a preliminary process.