Ways to increase feed utilization

August 14, 2025

Methods to Improve Feed Utilization In recent years, livestock farming in rural areas has shifted from using roughage to concentrated feeds such as corn, barley, sorghum, beans, potatoes, wheat bran, and oil cakes. These concentrates are rich in nutrients but often contain components like seed coats, glumes, starch, and other substances that can be difficult for animals to digest. Additionally, some feed ingredients contain anti-nutritional factors—such as tannins, trypsin inhibitors, and prothrombin activators—that can hinder nutrient absorption. To address these issues, it's essential to process the concentrate feed before feeding it to animals. Simple methods like soaking, grinding, or cooking can help improve digestion and nutrient uptake. One of the most effective techniques is fermentation. Using a specialized microbial starter, such as a "Gold Baby" feed starter, allows beneficial bacteria to break down carbohydrates in the feed under controlled temperature, humidity, and oxygen conditions. This process produces Lactic Acid, acetic acid, and ethanol, resulting in slightly acidic, fermented feed. Fermented feed not only enhances palatability but also increases the digestibility of crude protein and boosts the levels of vitamin B. It improves the overall health, appetite, reproductive performance, and feed conversion efficiency of livestock. By fermenting the feed, farmers can reduce feed costs while promoting better growth and productivity in their animals. This method is widely used in pig and cattle farming and has proven to be a sustainable and efficient way to optimize feed utilization.

Fixative (dye-Fixing Agent)

Active Ingredient: Quaternary ammonium salt cationic surfactant
Chemical Name: Formaldehyde-free Fixing Agent
Chemical Family: PolyDADMAC

CAS No.: 26062-79-3


1.Formaldehyde-free Fixing Agent

2.Has no free formaldehyde,no peculiar smell,no irritation to skin, accord to eco request

[Description]:

Formaldehyde-free Fixative Color Fixing Agent is belongs to polymerization polyDADMAC, a cationic polymer. It can make up of macromolecular compound with dye, then achieve to improve soaping and rub fastness of fabrics. It can be used for color fixing for dyeing and printing of reactive dyed fabrics as cotton, linen, silk, and direct dyed fabrics.

[Specification]:

Appearance: Brownish yellow viscous liquid

Ionic character: Cationic

PH Value: 5-8 (1% aqueous solution)

Dissolution: Dissolve in cold water easily.

Composition: Special polymer compound

[Dilution Method]:

With 4-6 times the water and stir to dissolve dilution.

[Direction for Usage]:(To dilute finished product as an example)

A. Padding Process: 5-20g/L, temperature 40°C-60°C, PH Value:5-8, One-dip-one-nip or Double-dip-double-nip.

B. Dipping process: 1-4% (O.W.F), Room temperature 40°C-60°C, PH Value:5-8, bath ratio:1:8-12,Time: 20-30 min.



[Properties]:

1. Concentrated Formaldehyde-free Fixative Fixing Agent has good color fixing property, can obviously improve the dyeing or printing of fabric soaping, washing fastness and wet rubbing fastness.

2. Can be used for much of the association between dye fixation, anti fading property, does not affect the dyeing or printing of fabric vividness. No effect for the original feel, processing fabric has excellent hydrophilic.

3. Formaldehyde-free Fixative widely used for dyeing or printing of the direct, active dye fixing finishing, good fixation effect, especially for the red dye and Cuilan dyes, particularly prominent, fixation is better than the general Formaldehyde-free Fixative.

4. The dye PH value for a wide range, acid, alkali resistance, resistance to hard water, high temperature resistance, an environment-friendly products, does not contain formaldehyde.

Specifications:

Appearance: Colorless, Transparent Colloid
Viscosity: 100cps-80000cps
Solid Content: 40%min.
PH (30% solution):

3 - 7

Ionic Nature:

Cationic

Specific Gravity: About 1.1

Packaging & Shipping

Package and Storage:

  1. It is harmless, no-flammable and non-explosive, it can be stored at room temperature, it can not be placed in the sun.
  2. It is packaged in plastic drums with each containing 25kg, 210kg, 1100kg , or others according to the requirements of clients.
  3. Storage temperature: 5-30°C.
  4. The product would show slightly stratification or appear white at low temperature. There is no negative impact on the performance after mixing up.


Dye Fix Agent

Fixative,Dye-Fixing Agent,Organic Dye-Fixing Agent,Reactive Dye-Fixing Agent

Shandong Tiancheng Chemical Co., Ltd. , https://www.tianchengchemical.com