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Benefits
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Odor Control |
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Increasing legislation is mandating the
control of odor. The most effective way to control odor
is to feed Ecotech in quantities of 1⁄2% to 2% of the
total ration. The Ecotech exchanges the ammonium cation in the
alimentary track before it gases to ammonia and creates odor. |
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Mycotoxin Binding |
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The use of Ecotech and other zeolites
as myco-toxin binders is not recognized by the USDA in the United
States. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of zeolites as myco-toxin
binders is recognized
in many other countries. Literature and studies are pervasive
in the United States. |
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Reduced Mortality |
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Continuous feeding of zeolite often results
in greater animal longevity. |
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Improved Feed Conversion
and Productivity |
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Feeding zeolite typically results in greater
food conversion rates. Animals gain faster with less food. Poultry
produce more gradable eggs. Dairy cows provide more milk. Improved
indexing (meat quality) has been reported. This may result from
better ammonia management. |
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Better Phosphate Utilization |
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Zeolites exchange the calcium in dicalcium
phosphate and other phosphate sources which increases the solubility
and utilization of phosphate in bones. It may allow for up to
a 50% reduction in the feed ration of dicalcium phosphate. |
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Flow Agent/Anti Caking
Agent |
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Ecotech helps as a flow agent and anti-caking
agent with urea and other oils. |
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Increased Pellet Durability |
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Ecotech allows higher temperatures at
the pellet mill that reduce friction and allow higher production
rates. The increased temperature enhances gelatinization and
creates a more durable pellet. |
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Reduced Necessity for Antibiotics |
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The use of zeolite in animal feed increases
gain and productivity. Antibiotics are not needed to increase
gain. In Europe where zeolite is commonly fed, antibiotics are
not used. |
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Acts as a Buffer in the Rumen |
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Reduces acidosis especially when pellets
are fed where the fiber has been partially
destroyed. |
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Ecotech Adds Value to Manure and Compost
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The introduction of Ecotech with the manure,
compost, or lagoon water that is added to the soil has the added
benefit of increasing water retention, holding the nitrogen
and other micro-nutrients in the growth zone, providing a medium
for the future capture of nitrogen, increasing the ion exchange
capacity of the soil, providing potassium and calcium, and enhancing
amendment that should be advertised |
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Increased Animal Welfare |
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Greater animal health creates better animal
welfare, better products, greater production, and lessens the
usage of antibiotics and medicines that may have lasting adverse
effects to the human population. |
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Groundwater Pollution
Control |
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Fixing the nitrogen and various heavy
metals reduces the pollution of the groundwater. |
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