The traditional energy source for young animals is to use whey powder, which promotes the synthesis of lactic acid, and provides a variety of amino acids and trace elements to improve the texture and taste of feed in traditional piglets. The feed grade calcium formate currently used in China is a new type of feed additive product. It is a calcium salt containing formic acid. It can be used as a sour agent and can replace calcium propionate as an antiseptic and antifungal agent. It is suitable for all kinds of Animal feed.

In the past, whey powder was mostly used in feed, but whey powder mainly relied on imports, the price was high, the amount used was large, it was easy to damp and agglomerated, and it was difficult to store, which made it difficult for many small and medium-sized feed factories and farms to use it for a long time.

Now the feed grade calcium formate will not deliquesce, has good fluidity, and the neutral PH value will not cause equipment corrosion. Adding directly to feed can also prevent the destruction of nutrients such as vitamins and amino acids. It is an ideal feed acidifier.

Although there have been many domestic and foreign use of acidifiers such as citric acid in piglet feed in recent years, although it can significantly reduce diarrhea caused by feed indigestion and inhibit bacterial diarrhea, it can reduce piglet mortality and increase piglet growth. Adding in the form of free organic acids will make the feed production process more acidic and severely corrode equipment.

Feed grade calcium formate is a white free-flowing crystal or powder, with high calcium content, neutral pH and low moisture content. Therefore, the feed grade calcium formate mixed into the premix containing additives will not cause the loss of vitamins. After entering the stomach, the free formic acid is separated under the action of hydrochloric acid. Formic acid effectively reduces the PH value of digested substances in the stomach, and plays a positive role in maintaining proper acidity in the gastrointestinal tract.

Therefore, feed grade calcium formate can effectively replace the application of whey powder in piglet feed, and has obvious effects on the growth of piglets and the prevention of diarrhea, and it can also increase the conversion rate of feed.