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Selko helps broiler producers create the right feed formulation to improve animal health and performance.
Selko - Trace Mineral Optimisation for Broilers
Trace minerals are nutrients which are required by all animals, in order to optimise health, wellbeing and performance. The majority of commercial feeds contain some form of supplementary trace mineral, as raw materials in within the feed often don’t contain enough to fulfil the animal’s nutritional requirement. It is important to consider the type of trace mineral supplemented in the feed, as many commercially available forms are extremely soluble which can reduce the availability of the trace mineral for the animal, instead being be excreted in to the environment.
It is important to feed a highly bioavailable source of trace mineral, in order to optimise health, wellbeing and performance, as well as minimising environmental impact.
Our trace mineral programme abilities
- Bioavailability: The unique crystalline structure of IntelliBond increases trace metal absorption from the intestinal tract and into the blood system.
- Solubility: lntelliBond has low solubility, avoiding negative interactions in the upper digestive tract and the rumen. lntelliBond is more soluble in a low pH environment allowing a slower, more stable release throughout the gastrointestinal tract.
- Traceability: All our solutions are handled with the greatest care. History of a production lot includes identifying the origin of raw materials, the processing conditions of the production lot, results of raw material and final product test analysis, source and origin of packaging, and the customers to whom the production lot was distributed.
- Stability: Many trace mineral sources can reduce feed quality, due to their reactivity, for example, degrading vitamins. Our solutions are stable and do not interact with antagonists in the feed.
- Digestibility: Poultry fed copper sulphate, zinc sulphate, and manganese sulphate have lower NDF digestibility compared to broilers fed a ration containing lntelliBond trace minerals at iso-metal levels.
- Palatability: Chicks prefer to consume lntelliBond over sulphate trace minerals across a variety of supplementation stages and strategies. Taste aversion to ionic metal appears to occur in Cu, Mn, and Zn, as each had an effect on chick preferential intake when examined separately.
The science behind it
To confirm the efficacy of our trace mineral programme, our validation team has conducted more than 200 scientific studies with leading universities, institutes, opinion leaders and key customers in their respective regions and countries. The benefits of our extensive global, local and practical research translate to providing science-based, value-added new concepts and existing programmes to customers involved in raising poultry, swine, ruminant, aqua and companion animals proving the efficacy and benefits of our programme to our customers worldwide.
Your benefits
- Performance: Consistent results
Species-specific solutions to optimize trace mineral status and productivity. Validated by >200 research trials! - Profit: Maximizing ROI by optimising production
20+ years of continued success delivering optimal performance and profitability! - Well-being: Supporting essential physiological functions
Our programme consistently provides the right amount of the right mineral at the right time to optimize animal well-being. - Convenience:
All solutions are accurately formulated, delivering the right and consistent amount of micro‑ingredients. - Sustainability: Precision nutrition supports environmental compliance
Our programme supports increased trace metal absorption while minimizing environment excretion.
