What is the principle of formic acid silage in animal diets?

Formic acid is known to be an organic chemical raw material and also used as a disinfectant and preservative. In fact, in the "Catalogue of Feed Additives Varieties" issued by Ministry of Agriculture No. 2045, formic acid belongs to preservatives, fungicides and acidity regulators.

Firstly, formic acid has strong reduction ability and is a by-product of coking. The effect of adding formic acid is better than adding inorganic acids such as HSO and HCL. Organic formic acid has good acidification effect in feed additives.

Secondly, the use of formic acid in feed requires feed-grade formic acid, which can not only reduce the PH value of silage, but also inhibit plant respiration and the fermentation of harmful microorganisms (Clostridium Clostridium and some Gram-negative bacteria). In addition, formic acid can be decomposed into non-toxic CO and CH formic acid itself during silage and rumen digestion, which can also be absorbed and utilized. In silage with formic acid, the loss of protein decomposition is only 0.3%~0.5%, while in general silage, it is 1.1%~1.3%.

In addition, the addition of formic acid to silage can reduce the crude fibers by 52%~64%, and the reduced crude fibers can be hydrolyzed into oligosaccharides, which can be absorbed and utilized by animals, while the general silage crude fibers can only reduce by 1.1%~1.3%. The addition of formic acid to silage can reduce the loss of carotene, vitamin C calcium, phosphorus and other nutrients in silage.

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