Bentonite in livestock

Bentonite clay is widely used in the preparation of various animal feeds. Numerous studies have confirmed that the addition of bentonite to feed increases milk yield and milk fat, the quality and taste of meat in cattle; weight gain - in pigs; egg production - in a bird; increase in live weight and wool - in sheep; improves some biochemical parameters of blood, in particular, increases the content of calcium, magnesium, inorganic phosphorus. Studies of American scientists, conducted in the mid-20th century, gave an explanation for this fact.

In the digestive tract, bentonite adsorbs water and digestive juices, while the surface of exposure to food bacteria increases, which increases the digestibility of food. In addition, due to the ability of bentonite to selectively adsorb chemical elements, toxic substances, microbes, and alkaloids are removed from the digestive system.

An analysis of livestock production showed that the beneficial properties of bentonite can also be used in veterinary medicine for the prevention and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases of animals (flatulence, colitis, enteritis), mycotoxicosis, poisoning with heavy metal salts, stress, and also disturbances in mineral metabolism. Bentonite contains a number of important trace elements (calcium, sodium, potassium, sulfur, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, manganese and others), which makes it a good polymer top dressing.

However, there are also ready-made feed additives based on bentonite clay, the implementation of which is carried out by BIOROST LLC . More information about feed additives on the company website www.biorost.su .