Mineral feed
The farm's own basic feed is the basis of dairy cattle feeding. However, basic rations lack sufficient nutrients, vitamins and minerals to cover performance requirements. Accordingly, the basic rations must be balanced with suitably designed supplementary feeds and mineral feeds. For this purpose, we have put together an extensive range of different supplementary feeds and mineral feeds that can be flexibly adapted to your operational conditions.
Buy mineral feed
You would like to buy mineral feed? You can either purchase the cattle feeds of our deukaMin brand via the agricultural trade or order them directly online in our partner portal DEU●PA.
Our feed
The concept
Feed to supplement the basic ration with important bulk elements, trace elements and vitamins. deukaMin mineral feeds ensure an optimal supply for dairy cows and thus form an important prerequisite for optimised feed intake, rumen function and health status. Depending on the composition of the basic ration and the current conditions on the farm, a suitable mineral feed should be selected.
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deukaMin
Mineral feeds of our deukaMin brand are available in Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Eastern Germany, Northern Hesse and the Northern Rhineland-Palatinate.
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Organic trace elements
A supply of feed containing organically bound trace elements is recommended especially for animals with high performance requirements and in stress situations. Organically bound trace elements have a higher bioavailability and are therefore absorbed more quickly and in larger quantities by the animal's organism.
Live yeast
Stabilising the fermentation in the rumen with live yeast in the feed accelerates the breakdown of crude fibre and thus promotes feed intake. Live yeasts in the feed can directly break down sugar and lactic acid and form enzymes and vitamins that are useful for the microorganisms in the rumen. Especially animals with high performance requirements and a need for optimised feed conversion benefit from feeding with appropriately enriched feeds.
Biotin
The addition of a targeted biotin supplement is recommended when the animals' performance requirements are high and to support hoof health. In high-yielding cows, feed with biotin has a stabilising effect on performance. The coenzyme biotin is one of the B vitamins and is involved in the development of enzyme systems and hoof horn formation.
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate (Na-Bi-Carbonate) is primarily a sodium supplier with a high buffering effect. It regulates the pH value in the rumen through its buffering effect on acids produced. The supplementation of targeted sodium bicarbonate administration is recommended in cases of existing metabolic acidosis (regulation of DCAB), rumen acidosis and heat stress.
ß-Carotene
A targeted supplementation of ß-carotene in feeds helps to master fertility problems and to take targeted action against sill oestrus, delayed follicle maturation, cysts and early abortion. ß-Carotene is an important antioxidant. Due to its small molecular size, it can penetrate the egg cell, increases the oestrogen level and thus the oestrus symptoms. It also increases progesterone levels and thus promotes uterine involution.
Rumen protected selenium
Rumen-protected selenium prevents the conversion of the selenium source in the rumen. Selenium complements the oxidation protection of vitamin E. While vitamin E acts in the cell membrane, the effect of selenium is based on the degradation of peroxides in the soluble parts of the cell. The supplementation of targeted rumen-protected selenium administration is recommended in cases of high performance requirements and selenium deficiency.
Polyphenols
Polyphenols belong to the secondary plant substances. They have an antioxidant effect and supplement the effect of selenium, vitamin C and E. As antioxidants, they protect the cells from free radicals, stabilise the cell membrane and thus strengthen the immune system. The supplementation of targeted polyphenol administrations is recommended for high performance requirements and stress situations.
