Taurine, also known as oxcholine, is widely distributed in animal tissue cells and is an important functional nutrient. It has the following benefits for animals: attracting food, promoting growth and metabolism, enhancing the body's immunity and improving the body's ability to resist hypoxia.
Pure taurine is colorless or white oblique crystals with a melting point of 310 degrees Celsius. It is non-toxic, odorless, slightly sour, stable to heat, soluble in water, and has stable chemical properties. It can be stored for a long time in a dark, airtight and dry room temperature.
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In essence, the physiological functions of taurine have greatly promoted the development of animal husbandry. Especially with the advent of the new era, taurine can be more conveniently used in livestock production. Taurine is an important substance that can maintain normal physiological functions of the body. The application of taurine makes the physiological functions of animals more perfect. Moreover, as some experts and scholars conduct research on the nutritional mechanism of taurine, taurine is widely used in livestock production.
Physiological functions of taurine
1. From the perspective of antioxidants
Antioxidation is one of the main physiological functions of taurine, and taurine itself has a very strong antioxidant effect. Experts have studied the antioxidant capacity of taurine. Through research, they have found that taurine can hinder the continued aging of mice to a certain extent, which can further confirm that taurine has antioxidant effects.
2. From the perspective of immunity
Taurine can improve the immune function of animals to a certain extent. Chinese scholars have studied the effect of taurine nutritional solution on the immune function of mice. Through the research, they can find that taurine nutritional solution can enhance the spleen index of mice to a certain extent and also promote the proliferation of lymphocytes. Therefore, it can be clearly confirmed through experiments that taurine can enhance immunity.
3. From the perspective of regulating reproductive hormones
Taurine is one of the most abundant free amino acids in animals and is closely related to the reproductive functions of animals. Experiments have found that taurine can enhance the secretion capacity of the testicles of mice, thereby promoting the secretion of gonadal hormones. Therefore, taurine is a substance that regulates the secretion of reproductive hormones.
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Sources of taurine in animals
Animals mainly obtain taurine through dietary supplementation or conversion of sulfur-containing amino acids (cysteine and methionine) in the body. Mammals, birds, fish and aquatic invertebrates have high taurine content. Plant-derived products contain only a small amount or almost no taurine except algae, which are rich in taurine. Therefore, animal-derived products are the main source of taurine in diets.
Application of taurine in feed
1.Poultry
Chicken is the most representative poultry in livestock production, so how will taurine be used in chicken production? Taurine added to chicken feed can significantly improve the utilization rate of protein and fat in broilers to a certain extent, and can also increase the antioxidant level of broilers, improve metabolism, and improve the body's immune function.
Adding taurine to chick feed can increase body weight, improve feed conversion rate, and promote early development. Adding taurine to laying hen feed can increase egg weight and improve egg yolk color. Adding taurine to the feed of laying hens in the middle and later stages of raising hens can increase the zinc content in egg yolks, reduce the total fat content, and improve the color of eggshells.
In addition to playing a certain role in chicken production, taurine can also change duck production performance in duck production. In diets with a relatively low taurine concentration, it can be found that taurine nutrient solution can increase the weight of ducks and also improve liver index. In addition, in diets with a relatively high taurine concentration, it can be found that it can reduce the cholesterol concentration of ducks. . Therefore, it is very necessary to apply taurine in duck production.
2.Aquatic product
Taurine has a good stimulating effect on fish feeding and is often used as a fish and shrimp food attractant. A study by the Eastern Japan Aquaculture Research Institute showed that taurine is not only the best food attractant in shrimp bait, but also can adjust the balance of trace elements in the comprehensive nutrition of the bait. Among the four amino acids that have uptake-promoting effects on crabs and shrimps, taurine is the best uptake-promoting agent, and it has uptake-promoting effects on many seafood animals. Studies have also shown that taurine can promote crustacean feeding, among which the olfactory sense of true lobster is the most sensitive to taurine and its derivatives. It has been reported that taurine has a good feeding attraction effect on European fish (Anguilla anguilla), Arctic red spot (Salveli-nus alpinus), grayling (Thymallus thymallus), etc.
3.Pets
The role of taurine in cat nutrition is the earliest recognized by people, and it is also the most thoroughly studied. A lack of taurine in kitten food can lead to reduced visual function and even blindness. Taurine is an essential nutrient for normal pregnancy, delivery, survival and normal development of kittens in female cats. Taurine deficiency can lead to symptoms such as low reproductive capacity, miscarriage, and stillbirth in cats, and can affect the growth rate and normal development of live litters.
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HSF Biotech's L-Taurine with anticaking
HSF's anti-caking solid micro-encapsulated taurine is a high-quality taurine product, and its preparation process is relatively complex. It is necessary to select high-quality taurine raw materials. After refining, drying and other processes, the taurine powder is wrapped in tiny capsules through special microencapsulation technology to form microencapsulated taurine particles. This microencapsulation technology can effectively prevent taurine from clumping and improve its fluidity and stability.
Besides, anti-caking solid microencapsulated taurine offers the following benefits:
High content: Due to the removal of caking-prone impurities, anti-caking solid microencapsulated taurine has a higher taurine content, which improves product efficacy.
Good stability: Due to the microencapsulation process, the anti-caking solid microencapsulated taurine can maintain its stability and effectiveness for a long time and is not prone to moisture, caking or deterioration.
Easy to add: Due to its good flowability, anti-caking solid microencapsulated taurine can be easily added to various products.
High safety: The anti-caking solid microencapsulated taurine undergoes strict process processing and quality control to ensure the safety and reliability of the product.
In short, anti-caking solid microencapsulated taurine is a high-quality, high-stability, and high-safety taurine product that is widely used in medicine, food, beverages and other fields. By adding anti-caking solid microencapsulated taurine, the efficacy and quality of the product can be improved to meet the health needs of consumers.
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