Oral iron supplement for livestock and preparation method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides an oral iron supplement for livestock and a preparation method. The oral iron supplement for the livestock adopts a dosage form of an oil-based suspension, and is prepared by mixing a compound iron supplement, liquid oil, a wetting agent, a flavoring agent, an antioxidant and a viscosity modifier according to a certain proportion and then grinding by using a bead mill. The oral iron supplement for the livestock is high in iron content and good in fluidity, uses the oil as a solvent, is good in palatability, is especially suitable for supplementing iron and zinc to newborn animals, and can effectively prevent iron deficiency anemia of piglets, cattle and sheep; the oral iron supplement for the livestock can be quantitatively administrated by using a hand-operated pump, with easy and convenient operation, and compared with an intramuscular iron supplementation, administration by using the hand-operated pump has the advantages as follows: animal stress can be reduced, the carcass quality is not affected, other nutrients needed by young livestock can be supplemented at the same time, the labor intensity of artificial injection can be reduced and the productivity is improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of animal feed additives, in particular to an oral iron supplement for livestock and a preparation method thereof. Background technique [0002] Iron is one of the indispensable trace elements for the growth and development of young animals. Newborn young animals have less iron storage in their bodies, and the iron obtained through milk is also very limited. During the lactation period, young animals grow rapidly and need a lot of iron. Therefore, before the young animals start to eat, additional iron needs to be supplemented, otherwise it will be damaged due to Iron deficiency hinders the early development of young animals and slows down the growth of young animals. Taking piglets as an example, there are currently three main ways to supplement iron to piglets: indirect supplementary feeding to sows, oral iron supplementation to piglets, and intramuscular iron supplementation. [0003] Among the above three methods...

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Problems solved by technology

[0003] Among the above three methods of iron supplementation, indirect supplementation of sow feed, the effect of increasing iron supplementation to piglets is very limited; oral iron supplementation for piglets is usually difficult to control the dose of iron supplementation, and the existing oral iron supplementation preparations on the market are usually Using water as a solvent or dispersant, the production process is complicated, aseptic packaging is required, the palatability is poor, and the piglets are easy to spit out, which affects the dosage. The amount of iron is insufficient, so it needs to be fed several times, which increases the labor intensity

Therefore, the above two methods are rarely used. At present, the iron supplement method commonly used in farms is intramuscular injection of iron. Intramuscular injection of iron dextran has a definite effect and can effectively prevent anemia in piglets. However, there are also problems in animal stress, increased labor intensity, Problems affecting the quality of ketone bodies