Feed Supplements

Cobalt Sulphate is a rich source of Cobalt for all sorts of feeds. It contains around 20% Cobalt in heptahydrate form and around 34% in monohydrate form. Its crystalline structure makes it easy for consumption by produce and easy absorption by the body.

Cobalt plays a key role in ensuring smoother bodily functions, combined with Vitamin B 12 it promotes the healthy functioning of the nervous system and involved in the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats. It promotes healthy red blood cell formation and neurological health in humans.

All ruminants (including sheep, cattle, and goats) require cobalt in their diet for the synthesis of vitamin B12. Vitamin B12 is essential for energy metabolism and the production of red blood cells. Cobalt deficiency in soils can cause vitamin B12 deficiency in livestock. A continued deficiency in cobalt may lead to reduced appetite, ill thrift, anemia, and scaly ears in livestock may it be cattle, poultry, or swine.

Sodium Selenite manufactured at our facility contains 45% selenium in powder form, suitable for direct mixing with feeds and consumption. As a nutrient, selenium is essential for all animal feeds for consumption by cattle, poultry, pigs, sheep, turkey and ducks among many others.

Sodium selenite is a proven and industry wide accepted source of selenium for all types of feed, especially in the area of poultry feed. Selenium is a nutrient that helps maintain a balance in bodily functions for its consumer. It is essential for reproduction, thyroid gland function, DNA production and protecting the body from damage caused by free radicals in case of any infection. Selenium is essentially the cofactor for the enzyme glutathione peroxidase which is responsible for catalysing the removal of peroxides (oxidative reaction of free radicals) thus important in the prevention of oxidative stress. 

In case of poultry, Selenium has also been proven to improve gut health and thus helps improve the meat quality as well. Along with Vitamin E, selenium acts as a natural anti-oxidant that helps protect the cell membranes from oxidization by toxins, free radicals among others. A deficiency in selenium visible in the form of muscle cell degradation which directly impacts the animal health and maintain the meat quality.

Selenium and vitamin E deficiency may result in a malfunction of the thyroid metabolism, which can cause a decrease in the growth rate, reduced fertility, altered phagocytic response, and a drop in disease resistance.