The benefits of adding yeast hydrolysate to feed

Adding yeast hydrolysate to feed has many benefits, including:

1、 Nutrition aspect

Rich nutritional components

      Yeast hydrolysate contains abundant amino acids. This includes essential amino acids for animal growth, such as lysine and methionine. The composition of these amino acids is relatively balanced, which can effectively supplement the amino acids that may be lacking in the feed and improve the protein quality of the feed. For example, for some plant-based feed based diets, lysine is often a limiting amino acid, and the addition of yeast hydrolysate can effectively compensate for this deficiency and promote animal growth and development.

      It also contains a large amount of small peptides. Small peptides have the advantages of fast absorption speed and low energy consumption. It can be directly absorbed into the bloodstream by animals and has a higher bioavailability than free amino acids, thereby accelerating protein synthesis in animals and enhancing their immunity.

      Rich in various vitamins, such as B vitamins (including B1, B2, B6, etc.). These vitamins play a crucial role in animal metabolism, such as vitamin B1 participating in carbohydrate metabolism and vitamin B2 participating in cellular respiration. It can ensure the normal physiological function and growth performance of animals.

      Contains minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, etc. These minerals are crucial for physiological processes such as the development of animal bones and maintenance of osmotic pressure. Taking calcium and phosphorus as examples, they are the main components of animal bones and teeth, and an appropriate ratio of calcium and phosphorus can ensure healthy bone growth.

Improve the palatability of feed

      Yeast hydrolysate has a unique flavor that can stimulate animals' sense of smell and taste receptors, increasing their food intake. For some feed materials with poor palatability, adding yeast hydrolysate can mask the unpleasant odor and make the feed more easily accepted by animals. For example, adding yeast hydrolysate to aquatic feed can improve the stability and palatability of the feed in water, attracting fish to feed.

2、 The impact on animal physiological functions

develop immunity from disease

      Yeast hydrolysate contains various immune active ingredients, such as β - glucan and mannan. β - glucan can activate the immune system of animals, enhance the activity of macrophages and natural killer cells. Macrophages can engulf and eliminate foreign pathogens, while natural killer cells can recognize and kill tumor cells or virus-infected cells. Mannan can adsorb pathogenic bacteria in the intestine, preventing them from colonizing and reproducing in the intestine, thereby reducing the risk of animal infections.

      Meanwhile, nucleotides in yeast hydrolysate can promote the proliferation and differentiation of lymphocytes in animals, and increase antibody levels. For example, in young animals, adding yeast hydrolysate can help them establish a good immune defense system and reduce the occurrence of diseases such as diarrhea, as their own immune system has not yet fully developed.

Improve intestinal health

      It can promote the growth of beneficial bacteria such as bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. These beneficial bacteria ferment in the intestine to produce short chain fatty acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid. Short chain fatty acids can lower intestinal pH and inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella. Meanwhile, butyric acid can also provide energy for intestinal epithelial cells, promote the repair and development of intestinal mucosa, and enhance intestinal barrier function.

      Yeast hydrolysate can stimulate the development of the intestinal mucosal immune system. The intestinal mucosa is the first line of defense for animals against external pathogens, and its well-developed structure can effectively prevent the invasion of pathogens. For example, it can increase the secretion of IgA (immunoglobulin A) in the intestine, which can prevent bacteria and viruses from binding to intestinal epithelial cells and play an immune protective role.

3、 Advantages in animal production performance

Improve growth performance

      Due to the fact that yeast hydrolysates can improve the nutritional quality and palatability of feed, enhance animal immunity and intestinal health, the overall effect can significantly increase animal growth rate. For example, adding yeast hydrolysate to piglet feed can increase daily weight gain and shorten the fattening cycle. In broiler farming, it is also possible to increase the weight of broiler chickens, improve feed conversion rate, thereby reducing breeding costs and improving breeding efficiency.

Improve reproductive performance

      For breeding animals, yeast hydrolysate can improve the secretion of reproductive hormones. For example, adding yeast hydrolysate to the diet of sows can improve their ovulation and conception rates. At the same time, it can also improve the semen quality of male livestock, increase sperm vitality and density, and thus improve reproductive efficiency.