Mineral elements are an important part of animal organism. In addition to maintaining animal life and reproduction, the lactation of female animals cannot be separated from minerals. According to the amount of minerals in animals, minerals can be divided into two types. One is an element that accounts for more than 0.01% of the animal’s body weight, which is called a major element, including 7 elements such as calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chlorine and sulfur; The other is the element that accounts for less than 0.01% of the animal weight, which is called trace element, mainly including 9 elements, such as iron, copper, zinc, manganese, iodine, cobalt, molybdenum, selenium and chromium.
Minerals are important raw materials for animal tissues. They work with proteins to maintain the osmotic pressure of tissues and cells to ensure the normal movement and retention of body fluids; It is indispensable to maintain the acid-base balance in the body; A proper proportion of various mineral elements, especially potassium, sodium, calcium and magnesium plasma, is necessary to maintain the permeability of cell membrane and the excitability of neuromuscular system; Certain substances in animals play their special physiological functions, which depend on the existence of minerals.
The best effect of the life activity and production performance of the body is mainly related to the healthy activity state of millions of cells in their body. Many feedstuffs are deficient in nutrition, even toxic. Various minerals absorbed into the body do not have the same effect. Therefore, not all minerals indicated in feed analysis can be used by animal body.
Without a balanced mineral ion system, cells can not play its role. Sodium, potassium, chlorine, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, boron and silicon plasma have a series of key functions, making cells lively.
When the mineral ions inside and outside the cell are out of balance, the biochemical reaction and metabolic efficiency inside and outside the cell are also deeply affected.
Post time: Oct-12-2022