• an improved digestibility of fat
• an increase in growth and weight
• reduction of digestive disorders
• a strengthening of the immune system
• an improvement of metabolism

Lecithin plays a major role not just in livestock farming. Lecithin is also an important ingredient in pet foods - from dogs, cats and small animals to birds - where it ensures, among other things, good digestibility and usability, an animal-friendly texture and a robust immune system.

As an integral component of the nutrition, lecithin shows positive effects in a wide range of animal species:

Breeding Sows

• Stabilises health and motivation
• Saves feed owing to its better utilisation
• Increases the litter size
• Increases the number of weaned piglets
• Reduces the idle time
• Increases the contribution margin per sow
• Increases the weight at birth and weaning weight of the piglets

Calves

Lecithin also plays an important role in calf rearing and fattening:

• Reduces digestive disorders
• Increases the intake of feed
• Increases the gain in body weight
• Enhances the digestibility of the nutrients
• Increases the utilisation of nutrients and energy
• Promotes resistance to diseases and infectionse
• Increases the vitality
• Strengthens the constitution and condition

Chicken

Lecithin is also an important factor in the rearing of chicken:

• improves the utilisation of feed
• enhances the gain in body weight
• reduces losses caused by illness or death
• favours the quality of the carcass
• improves the digestion of the nutrients

Laying Hens

Laying hens produce more efficiently:

• Improves the digestion of the nutrients
• Reduces the amount of feed per egg
• Reduces losses caused by illness or death
• Prevents the fatty liver syndrome
• Stabilises the laying curve

Turkey, other poultry and birds in general

Birds benefit from a lecithin additive in the feed in many ways:

• improves the digestion of the nutrients
• improves the growth rate and the utilisation of feed
• reduces losses caused by illness or death
• activates the metabolism
• strengthens the convalescence

Rabbits

Lecithin can also be added to the feed of small animals such as rabbits, hares and chinchillas:

• increases the intake of feed
• enhances the digestibility of the nutrients
• intensifies the metabolism
• increases the gain in body weight
• ensures a dense, full and supple coate
• strengthens the constitution and condition
• strengthens fertility in breeding

Horses

In sport and race horses and their foals, lecithin strengthens, amongst other things, the immune system and improves metabolism:

• improves the absorption and conversion of energy
• shortens the recovery phase after muscular exertion
• reduces the stress syndrome
• increases the vitality, condition and constitution
• ensures a smooth and shiny coat
• activates the metabolismn

Fish (aquacultures)

Fish farming can also benefit in many ways from lecithin in the feed mix or as an admixture in fat:

• improves the growth rate and the utilisation of feed
• promotes the development of fingerlings
• reduces losses
• strengthens the fertility
• intensifies the liver metabolism
• increases the rearing rate of young fish

Shrimps, crabs and other crustaceans (aquacultures)

The addition of lecithin promotes the rearing of many species that are commercially available as seafood:

• stable metabolic processes
• improved nutrient absorption
• better feed utilisation and stronger gain in weight
• reduced failure rate

Dogs and cats

Lecithin plays a major role not just in livestock farming. Lecithin is also an important ingredient in pet foods - for dogs, cats and small animals to ornamental birds - where it ensures, among other things, good digestibility and usability, an animal-friendly texture and a robust immune system:

• strengthens health, well-being and vitality
• reduces the regeneration time after physical exertion
• improves the skin
• ensures a dense, shiny and supple coat
• strengthens the resistance to infections

Zoo animals

The quality of feed plays a major role in case of zoo animals too: As with pets and farm animals, lecithin can bring about a whole range of improvements:

• strengthens health, well-being and vitality
• improves the digestion of the nutrients
• improves the growth rate and the utilisation of feed
• ensures a dense, shiny and supple coat or a fine plumage
• strengthens the resistance to infections

Pigs

Whether piglets, breeding sows or fattened pigs - the many positive properties of the feed that has been upgraded with lecithin are good for keeping and profitability. For instance, lecithin acts as a source of choline and can significantly reduce digestive disorders.

Piglet Rearing

• improves the utilisation of feed
• reduces digestive disorders
• increases the gain in body weight
• strengthens the vitality
• reduces stress after feed change or relocation
• reduces the mortality rate
• increases the protection against infection