Maintaining a healthy feed intake in swine can be a challenge, particularly with piglets, which are often susceptible to weaning stress and the problems that can go with it: loss of appetite, weight reduction, and vulnerability to infections.
That’s why Corbion developed LAFEED®, a lactic acid-based feed-grade additive that helps boost feed intake and improves digestive health by prompting optimal acidification of the stomach.
A relatively strong organic acid produced by fermentation of sugar, LAFEED® has an agreeable taste that encourages piglets to eat. It also dissociates easily to gently acidify the stomach, discouraging the growth of H. pylori, a bacterium that can cause gastric ulcers and creating a healthier, more balanced environment.
Improving digestion in animals – whether pigs or poultry – enhances performance by increasing nutrient uptake, inhibiting microbial growth, even reducing harmful bacteria and the shedding of gram-negative bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, and Campylobacter, thereby reducing the spread of disease to other animals.
Delivered as a brown-colored liquid, LAFEED® is 100% bioavailable.
LAFEED® advantages:
- Produced through natural fermentation
- Mild flavor
- Mildly acidifying
- Completely water-soluble
- Antimicrobial action
Other solutions in the Corbion portfolio for improving animal health and performance include:
- CALFEED® for increasing feed intake and nutrient absorption in swine and poultry
- LAFEED® Powder, providing the advantages of LAFEED® in a format with a soft appearance that’s appealing to young animals
- PURAC® FCC, an acidifier, preservative and antimicrobial for teat-dip applications that’s effective in preventing mastitis
What does LAFEED offer you?
- Natural product
- Mild flavor
- Mild acid taste
- 100% water soluble
- Antimicrobial action
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