Garlic is a food we are more familiar with, but do you know what allicin is? Allicin is a compound extracted from the garlic head, and its main component is organic sulfur, which is contained in onions and other allium plants. So why use allicin? What is the role of allicin in animal farming? Let's find out together!
Why use allicin in farming?
1. Prevent feed mildew and ensure feed quality. Allicin can effectively inhibit and kill common molds in feed, including Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus fumigatus, etc., and has a significant anti-fungal effect. At the same time, the volatile sulfur-containing compounds in allicin can emit garlic smell, which can drive away mosquitoes and flies, prevent secondary pollution of feed, and effectively improve the shelf life and quality of feed.
2. Increase feed intake and increase feed remuneration. Allicin has a strong garlic flavor and is a good flavoring agent for most livestock. At the same time, the garlic flavor can cover up the bad smell of rapeseed meal, meat and bone meal and other raw materials in the feed, improve the palatability and increase the animal feed intake. Allicin can enhance the secretion of gastric juice and gastrointestinal motility in animals, stimulate appetite and promote digestion. Studies have shown that adding 5% garlic powder to the diet of growing and finishing pigs can increase the daily gain by more than 5%; adding garlic oil to the feed can improve the egg production performance of laying hens and reduce the feed-to-egg ratio; adding 0.06% allicin to the diet can Significantly increases broiler feed intake.
3, a wide range of sterilization, improve immunity. Allicin is a natural broad-spectrum antibacterial substance, and its effect is similar to that of antibiotics. Allicin has a good killing effect on various pathogenic microorganisms such as Staphylococcus, Pasteurella, Salmonella, etc., and has a good preventive effect on enteritis, diarrhea and coccidiosis easily obtained by animals. At the same time, allicin participates in cellular immunity, promotes its metabolism, improves cell vitality, and promotes the immune function of the body.
4. Improve the livestock and poultry breeding environment. Allicin can emit garlic smell and prevent secondary pollution of feed by mosquitoes and flies; in animals, allicin is decomposed under the action of enzymes to produce allicin, which is excreted in the form of feces and urine, effectively preventing mosquitoes and flies from multiplying in feces; Spraying the allicin solution outside the livestock and poultry and in the house can effectively remove mosquitoes and flies and improve the environmental quality inside and outside the house.
5. Wide range of use and high safety. Allicin can be used in a wide range and can effectively kill a variety of molds, bacteria and viruses, and has good results whether it is fed or used in vitro; allicin can be used for almost all livestock, poultry and aquaculture disease prevention and control. Allicin is a natural antibacterial substance and is a commonly used substitute for antibiotics. So far, no strains resistant to allicin have been found in animals, so it is not easy to develop resistance. At the same time, allicin has no accumulation effect in animals, and the residue in the body is extremely low; allicin will not cause teratogenicity, mutagenesis, etc., so allicin can be used in livestock and poultry breeding for a long time.
6. Low price, less dosage and good effect. Allicin used in aquaculture is generally made from artificially synthesized garlic oil and adsorbed on a certain carrier. The main components are dipropylene trisulfide and dipropylene disulfide. The production technology is mature and the production cost is low. The dosage of allicin is also low. Generally, adding 20-100 grams of allicin per ton of livestock and poultry feed can achieve good feeding effect. Allicin has no incompatibility and can be used together with antibiotics without any antagonistic effect.
What is the role of allicin in animal farming?
1. Action on pigs: pigs have bright fur, healthy physique, significantly improve meat quality, and have an effect on piglets, fattening pigs diarrhea, diarrhea, pneumonia, etc.
2. Action on poultry: accelerate the growth of chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry, shorten the feed cycle, improve meat quality, and have preventive effects on poultry dysentery, respiratory diseases, and coccidiosis.
3. Action on aquatic products: improve the feed conversion rate of fish, shrimp and crab, and accelerate the growth. It has a good effect on rotten gills, red spots, enteritis and bleeding caused by infection of fish, shrimp and crabs.
4. Action on cattle and sheep: improve the appetite of cattle and sheep, make cattle and sheep more robust, significantly improve meat quality, and have an effect on cattle and sheep diarrhea, enteritis, etc.
