For a healthy animal organism and its growth, among other things, a sufficient supply of vitamins is essential. High-quality vitamins optimally support the organism of the animals in producing vital substances such as creatine or adrenaline, ensure good fat conversion and are also indispensable for many other metabolic processes. BTC Europe offers a broad portfolio for these and other areas of application.

 

The vitamins from BASF, one of the first commercial manufacturers of vitamins worldwide since 1970, are characterized by a variety of positive properties. For example, animals show increased resistance to infectious diseases as well as reduced sensitivity to stress. They have been shown to support the prevention of pathological changes in the skin and mucous membranes, poor feed conversion, diarrhea, as well as hormonal and nervous disorders. In addition, there is increased membrane protection, which benefits udder health in dairy cows and thus improves the number of milk cells. In addition, the vitamins promote, among other things, the reproductive activity of cows, the vital growth and development of animals, as well as the stimulation of the formation of vital body substances.

 

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Retinol (Vitamin A)

 

Vitamin A is a protective substance for the entire ectoderm and important for the development, protection and regeneration of skin and mucous membranes and has a special function in the visual process. Vitamin A is also very important for growth, bone development and fertility in animals and contributes significantly to the functionality of cell membranes and various enzymes.

 

Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)

 

Vitamin B2 is involved as a coenzyme in a whole series of oxidation and reduction enzymes, which are summarized under the name flavoproteins. It is equally important for the transfer of hydrogen atoms. Thus, like many other vitamins of the B complex, it intervenes as a coenzyme in processes of protein, fat and nucleic acid metabolism. Vitamin B2 is also involved in the visual process.

 

Choline chloride (vitamin B4)

 

Choline belongs to the group of B vitamins (vitamin B4) and occurs in principle as a methyl group donor. These so-called "unstable methyl groups" (CH3 groups) are absolutely necessary for the formation of vital substances in the body, such as creatine and adrenaline, as well as for fat conversion and other metabolic reactions. In addition, choline is a building block of other metabolic functions that can neither be replaced by betaine nor by methionine (so-called essential choline requirement).

 

Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)

 

As a component of coenzyme A, pantothenic acid is involved in many processes in protein, carbohydrate and fat metabolism. It has a special function in the synthesis and breakdown of fats, since the transfer of C2 units (activated acetic acid) and the activation of long-chain fatty acids are carried out by coenzyme A. Activated acetic acid is important for the synthesis of phospholipids, cholesterol and various steroid hormones. The importance of pantothenic acid is also reflected in the fact that coenzyme A is present in all types of tissues.

Tocopherol (Vitamin E)

 

On the one hand, vitamin E is important for cell metabolism (cellular respiration, nucleic acid metabolism), on the other hand, it acts as an antioxidant by suppressing the in-vivo autoxidation of unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin A. This is also important with regard to the quality of meat, as the vitamin E stored in fat deposits is still active in slaughter meat. Other tasks of vitamin E are:

• Control of carbohydrate and creatine metabolism, muscle metabolism and glycogen balance
• Regulation of the development and function of gonads
• Preparation and protection of pregnancy
• Regulation of hormone metabolism by the anterior pituitary gland
• Stimulation of antibody formation
• Antitoxic effect in cell metabolism