Functional Organic Zinc Chelate, Zinc Negative without Dendrites
Trace elements are essential nutrients for animals to maintain life and production, and one of its characteristics is that it is used in small doses but has a large effect. Although the content of trace elements in living organisms is less than 0.01%, they are involved in almost all physiological and biochemical processes in the organism and are closely related to animal growth and health. They are involved in the formation and activation of enzymes, vitamins and hormones in the animal body; they are also involved in the regulation of material metabolism, and determine the growth, development and reproduction functions of the organism, as well as the productivity and product quality of animals. Therefore, the supply and absorption and utilization of trace elements are crucial.
Role of trace elements
Zinc, copper, manganese and hoof disease in dairy cows
Hoof disease is one of the three major diseases in dairy farming, which can bring huge losses to dairy farmers every year. Therefore, controlling hoof disease through feeding management and nutritional management of dairy cows is also a priority in dairy farming.
Zinc and hoof disease
Zinc is a component of many enzymes and proteins in the animal body, and can participate in many metabolic reactions, and is one of the most critical mineral elements in the keratinization process of the hoof. Zinc is involved in the activation of enzymes that catalyze the differentiation of keratin-forming cells. At the same time, zinc is essential for the synthesis of keratin and keratins, which enhance the hardness and integrity of the hoof; zinc is involved in the formation of collagen, which is directly involved in the division of primary chondrocytes, which in turn affects the calcification of bone. The amount of zinc in the bone affects the density of the bone; the higher the zinc content, the greater the density of the bone, and vice versa. When zinc deficiency occurs, the animal will occur skin keratinization insufficiency, hoof hardness and integrity decreased, hoof shell deformation, cracking, abnormal bone development and other pathological phenomena.
Copper and hoof disease
Copper is a component of many enzymes, and copper can activate cytochrome oxidase, lysyl oxidase, mercapto oxidase, thiol oxidase, amino oxidase and so on. Copper deficiency will lead to insufficient quantity of the above enzymes, which will lead to insufficient energy supplied to the keratinized cells; lead to the integrity of hoof keratinocytes being affected; lead to the structural strength of the keratinized cell matrix being affected; affect the formation of isoallantoin and allantoin, which is not conducive to the formation of structurally intact collagen and elasticity of normal scleroproteins, therefore, copper plays an important role in the process of bone and keratin formation. Copper deficiency in dairy cows can easily lead to hoof cracks, hoof rot, hoof sole abscess and other hoof diseases.
Manganese and hoof disease
Manganese is an activator of many enzymes. Manganese deficiency in dairy cows can lead to insufficient synthetic enzymes that promote the synthesis of acidic mucopolysaccharides in the cartilage and bone matrix, thus affecting the synthesis of cartilage and collagen; Manganese deficiency in dairy cows can lead to affected synthesis of the chondroitin sulfate side chain of the proteoglycan molecule, which is an important component of normal cartilage and bone. Manganese deficiency in dairy cows leads to insufficient synthesis of carbohydrates that provide energy to hoof keratinocytes, which in turn affects keratinization of hoof keratinocytes. When animals are deficient in manganese, cartilage growth is impaired and can lead to deformities in the skeleton. The deposition of other inorganic substances in the bone is also affected by manganese. Therefore, manganese deficiency in cows can cause deformation of limb bones and joints and lead to hoof disease.
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