Trace minerals and vitamins are important co-factors in physiologic processes. Trace elements function as activators of antioxidant enzymes. Vitamins have numerous roles in biochemical functions.
Has an important role in the functioning of the antioxidant defense system and is indispensable for the free-radical neutralizing activities of antioxidants, preventing both cell and tissue damage.
In organically bound minerals the metals are protected against antagonistic effects like creating undesired bonds between other feed molecules.
Because of the stability even at low pH values, there is less release of free metal ions in the upper gastrointestinal tract.
Effective transport to the intestinal wall leads to a higher absorption. Organically bound minerals have a superior bioavailability than inorganic minerals.
Manganese is important for healthy animals. It is an essential component of several enzyme systems and is also a component of the antioxidant system. Manganese plays an important role in growth, bone, and cartilage formation; normal neurological function; and optimal eggshell quality.
Despite manganese’s importance, it is often supplemented as inorganic manganese such as manganese oxide or sulfate. However, inorganic manganese is easily separated in the gut allowing for the formation of insoluble complexes with other free metals or other dietary components. This results in unabsorbed manganese being excreted in the feces, potentially contaminating the environment.
Organically bound manganese is manganese bound to a single amino acid or amino acids from hydrolyzed soy protein. Organic manganese has greater binding strength and is better protected from antagonistic effects in the gut. The result is manganese that is better absorbed and metabolized, with a direct impact on animal health and productivity.
B.I.O.Key® Manganese is an organic form of manganese bound to amino acids from hydrolyzed soy protein. B.I.O.Key® Manganese has several advantages over inorganic manganese. The manganese-amino acid complex provides superior stability at the low pH found in the gastrointestinal tract. This protects and reduces the amount of metal that becomes unbound to form insoluble complexes with other elements in the gut and reduces antagonistic effects between mineral transport. Effective transport to the intestinal wall and beneficial absorption rates leads to higher bioavailability. Using B.I.O.Key® Manganese means that this essential trace element is always available during times of increased demand or stress.
Manganese is only a small part of the total feed—but it makes all the difference! Manganese can only provide nutritional value if it is absorbed. B.I.O.Key® Manganese has been successfully used in high-performance animal feeds with proven superior absorption over inorganic manganese. B.I.O.Key® Manganese is an easy choice!
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