DE2010319A1 - Feedstuff additive for intensive rearing - Google Patents

Abstract

Animal feed contg. silicic acid and calcium carbonate and comprising 50-90%, pref. 60-80%, crude dried or calcined earth, may be used at a daily rate of 20-100 g. per animal to cure typical illnesses of intensive rearing. A fodder contg. ca 80% dry earth and 20% lime cures respiratory disorders and colds; and a fodder contg. 60% and 40% respectively cures stomach and intestinal maladies. In intensive pig rearing, "tail biting", and in poultry rearing" feather picking" are prevented. The animals appetite is increased and super-normal weight increase occurs. The further addn. of trace elements and antibiotics is not necessary but trace elements such as Mn, Zn, Cu, Co and/or vitamins, antibiotics, etc. may be added if required.

Description

Complementary feed The present invention relates to a complementary feed, Contains silica and calcium carbonate (feed lime).

The intensive keeping and breeding of animals has made it necessary the feedings absorbed. Adding supplementary feed in varying amounts, whereby the Complementary feed consists essentially of minor substances, which are of animal origin Organism urgently needed. There are therefore already a number of complementary feeds became known, which usually feed lime and besides trace elements, vitamins, Contain antibiotics and the like. In some cases, finely ground sand is also used.

Surprisingly, it was found that supplementary feed consists of made of silica and calcium carbonate (fodder lime) are particularly suitable as supplementary feed Proven if these are 50 - 90 9Q made from raw, dried or burnt noler earth exist.

Without the addition of trace elements or antibiotics, this is Complementary feed already suitable for doses of 20 - 100 g per animal and day, typical To cure disease symptoms in the intensive husbandry of animals.

A feed material with about 80% dried moler earth and about 20% feed lime heals sick airways in animals, as well as colds. on the other hand is a feed of this kind with about 60% dried moler earth and 40 * Fodder lime particularly suitable for the rectification of stomach and intestinal diseases. Surprisingly, this additional feed prevents this in intensive farming "tail biting" which occurs frequently in pigs and when keeping poultry sucked "Feather pecking". In addition, it could be observed that the appetite of the Animals increased and an abnormal weight gain occurred due to meat gain.

Of course it is possible to add the feed according to the present Invention as required compounds of trace elements such as manganese, zinc, copper, To add cobalt and / or vitamins, antibiotics and the like if necessary is.

Patent claims

Claims (2)

P a t e n t a n 5 p r ü c h e 1. Complementary feed containing silica and calcium carbonate (fodder lime), characterized in that it consists of 50 - 90 * raw, dried or burnt moler earth. 2. Complementary feed according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of 60 - 80% moler earth.