2020 "Prohibition of antibiotics in feed" potassium diformate instead of antibiotics has been implemented

 "Feed anti-antibiotics" has fallen into the ground. From "antibiotic" to "non-antibiotic", finding alternatives to antibiotics also increases the difficulty of anti-antibiotic breeding. Potassium diformate can replace antibiotics and act as an antibacterial and growth-promoting agent. How to effectively replace the growth-promoting drug feed additives in feed?

First, potassium diformate is a mixture of formic acid and potassium formate. Strong acidity is slowly released in the digestive tract and has a high buffering capacity, which can avoid excessive fluctuations in the acidity of the animal's gastrointestinal tract. At present, there are only a handful of domestic manufacturers (the quality of potassium diformate from Chongqing Chuandong Chemical Group is stable, with low impurities and high content).

Secondly, potassium diformate mainly plays a role in the front part of the small intestine, and the released potassium ions can also increase the utilization of lysine. The unique antimicrobial function is based on the combined effects of formic acid and formate. Per unit weight of organic acid, formic acid monocarbonate has the strongest acidity and has a strong antimicrobial effect. Non-dissociated formic acid can penetrate the bacterial cell wall and dissociate in the cell to lower the pH. The formate anion decomposes bacterial cell wall proteins outside the cell wall to play a role of sterilization and inhibition of bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella.

Finally, another important role of potassium diformate is to promote the digestion and absorption of protein and energy by animals. It can also improve the digestion and absorption of various trace components such as nitrogen and phosphorus by animals, and can significantly increase the daily gain and feed conversion rate of pigs.

Adding antibiotics to animal feed is harmful in the long term. Residual antibiotics in animal products can be consumed by humans through the food chain and enter the human body or discharged into the land through waste water, and then enter the human body. Therefore, the use of green and safe feed additive potassium diformate is also an inevitable trend in "prohibition of resistance" and "limitation of resistance".