Animals cannot synthesize all amino acids by themselves, such as lysine, methionine, etc. These essential amino acids must be obtained from feed. Amino acid powder can supplement these essential amino acids for animals to ensure their normal growth, development, and production performance. For example, adding lysine to pig feed can increase the lean meat rate and growth rate of pigs.
The amino acid composition and ratio in different feed raw materials are different. By adding amino acid powder, the amino acid ratio in the feed can be made more balanced, closer to the nutritional requirement pattern of animals, and the utilization efficiency of feed protein can be improved.
- Meeting the requirements of essential amino acids:
- Promoting growth and development: Providing animals with sufficient and appropriately proportioned amino acids is helpful for the synthesis of animal body protein, thereby promoting the growth and development of animals. For example, in aquaculture, adding an appropriate amount of amino acid powder to the feed can increase the growth rate and feed conversion rate of fish.
- Improving production performance: For laying hens, a reasonable supply of amino acids can increase the laying rate and improve the quality of eggs; adding amino acids to dairy cow feed can help increase milk yield and milk protein content.
- Enhancing immunity: Some amino acids, such as arginine and glutamine, have a regulatory effect on the immune system of animals. Adding amino acid powder rich in these amino acids to the feed can enhance the immunity of animals and improve their resistance to diseases. For example, adding glutamine to piglet feed can reduce the impact of weaning stress on the immune system of piglets.
- Alleviating stress response: Under stress situations such as environmental changes, transportation, and transfer of groups, the nutritional requirements of animals will change, especially the demand for some amino acids will increase. The addition of amino acid powder can help animals better cope with these stress conditions. For example, supplementing amino acids in broiler feed before and after transportation can reduce the weight loss caused by transportation stress.