How To Store Feed Additives

Feed additives include amino acids, vitamins, mineral elements, enzyme preparations, microbial preparations, antifungal agents, preservatives, acidifiers, stabilizers, nutritional additives, coloring agents, flavoring agents and many other varieties. It is affected by environmental conditions during storage, which may cause deterioration or reduce the use effect. Therefore, when saving, you should pay attention to:

1. Keep cool and dry

Long-term storage of feed additives must be at low temperature and dry conditions. When stored at a temperature of 15-26 degrees Celsius, unstable nutritional feed additives will gradually lose their activity. In summer, the temperature is high and the loss is even greater. When the temperature is 24 degrees Celsius, the stored feed additives can lose 10% per month. Under the condition of 37 degrees Celsius, the loss reaches 20%. Dry conditions are also important for the preservation of feed additives. When the air humidity is high, the feed is prone to mold. Due to the multiplication of various micro organisms, feed additives are easy to absorb water. Thus, a layer of water film is formed on the surface of the additive, which accelerates the denaturation of the additive.

2. The influence of melting point, solubility and pH of feed additives on storage

Feed additives with low melting points have poor stability. The melting point begins to decompose at 17-34 degrees Celsius. Easily soluble feed additives are easily decomposed in liquid state due to their small content. Some feed additives are sensitive to pH. In a relatively humid environment, the pellets of feed additives can easily form a wet film, so a certain amount of acidity will be generated, which will affect the stability.

3. Effect of particle size on the quality of feed additives

Fine granular feed additives are less stable, and can cause greater losses as the storage time prolongs. Even if vitamin feed additives are stored under low temperature and dry conditions, the natural loss is 5%-10% per month. During the storage period of any kind of feed additive, the particles may be deformed due to high pressure. Or after pressurization, the surface of the adjacent components forms a thin film, which increases the exposed area, thus accelerating the decomposition.

4. Add antioxidants, antifungal agents, reducing agents, stabilizers

In order to avoid similar ferrous sulfate, ascorbic acid, sulfite reducing sugar and iodine etc. It is necessary to add an appropriate amount of antioxidants and reducing agents to additive feeds to cause oxidation or reduction reactions of some feed additives and destroy their inherent effectiveness. Feed is prone to deliquescence in a humid environment, and mildew occurs under the action of micro organisms such as bacteria and mold. Therefore, it is very necessary to add an appropriate amount of antifungal agent to the feed. Different stabilizers have different effects on additives.

 5. Minimize storage time

The length of storage time directly affects the quality of feed additives, especially vitamin additives.

6. Store opened packages of vitamins and trace element supplements separately

Mineral salts can promote the decomposition of vitamin feed additives. Therefore, it is recommended to prepare the compound premixes of trace elements and vitamins directly.

7. Pay attention to killing rodents and insects in time

Rodent and insect infestation not only consume feed and cause waste. In addition, a large amount of oxygen will be consumed, carbon dioxide and water will be produced, and heat will be released, which will cause the local temperature of the feed to rise, the humidity will increase, and it will agglomerate and become moldy. Rats also dig holes in walls and roofs and smuggle feed out, causing rainwater to pour into the storage warehouse through the rat holes, causing the feed to be damp and mildewed. Therefore, it is necessary to eliminate rodents in time, and to select and remove feed insects in time and take corresponding measures when they are found.

We hope the above opinions can help you to keep the feed additives in the warehouse more standardized and reduce economic losses. If you want to get more information about feed additives, please follow us www.polifar.com.