Enhanced TDS
Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Functions
- Ingredients
- Vitamin B12, Vitamin B6
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Features
- Background
Context
- Increasing requirements
- Strong degradability in the rumen for some B vitamins
- Low concentration in forages and cereals
- Inadequate ruminal synthesis, especially in case of high concentrates diets or under stress conditions
Stratergy
To bring essential B vitamins to optimize metabolic efficiency and support milk production and animal welfare. To ensure stability of the vitamins, maximum protection against ruminal degradation and intestinal bioavailability for a targeted and effective action.
- Mode of Action
B vitamins are involved in a large part of the metabolism reactions and contribute to the cow’s good balance and productivity.
Has a Double Action : Milk Production & Welfare
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Animal Species
- Direction for Use
- Dairy cows: 15 g/d during lactation
- Dairy goats: 5 g/d during lactation
Technical Details & Test Data
- Experimental Results
Increase of 1.1 kg of milk
Protocol
- In vivo trial with dairy cows
- 22 cows/pen
- 8 weeks with 3 weeks of pre-experiment
Same Dry Matter Intake (DMI) between the different pens
Significant effect on solids content
Protocol- In vivo trial with dairy goats
- 6 months
- p<0.05
Same milk production between the pens = 3.2 kg/day
- Field Results
Increase of milk production and protein content
Protocol
- Trial with 1 000 Holstein dairy cows from 14 different farms
- METALIXIR B Pro supplement at 15 g/h/d
- Lactation stage 3 to 7 months
- Corn silage or corn-alfalfa silage diet based