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- Precursor (provitamin) of vitamin A
- Promotes fertility and reproductive performance
- Protects against oxidative stress
- Positive effects on the immune system
Animal Nutrition
Lucarotin® 10% Feed NXT - a feed supplement for supporting fitness and healthy reproduction
Embrace the power of beta-carotene for more success in lifestock farming.
Beta-carotene is a micronutrient that plays an important role in animals: (1) as a pro-vitamin with the ability to convert into vitamin A; (2) as an antioxidant that helps protect cells against oxidative stress; (3) due to its positive impact on the immune system; and (4) supporting healthy reproduction in cows and swine. Furthermore, due to its yellow-orange color beta-carotene can be used for pigmentation in shrimp and for coloring of pet feed.
Animals rely on their diet to obtain beta-carotene because they cannot synthesize it themselves. For grazing animals, fresh fodder is the primary source of provitamin A, as it is rich in beta-carotene. However, major losses of beta-carotene occur during drying, preservation, and storage of green fodder. Feedstuffs based on soybean, cereals, and mill feeds generally contain little to no beta-carotene. Therefore, adding beta-carotene supplements helps optimizing the nutritional value of feeds.
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Excellent flowability and mixing behavior which ensures homogeneous mixing
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Easy handling due to comfortable packaging sizes and product properties
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You benefit from our decades of experience in carotenoid formulation development
Please note that not all BASF animal nutrition products are authorized for use in all countries or for all purposes. Consult your local regulatory authorities or contact your BASF representative for more information.
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Lucarotin® 10% Feed NXT is a beta-carotene powder used to supplement feeds for ruminants, swine and other animals.
Beta-carotene is a micronutrient that plays an important role in animals as pro-vitamin A. Furthermore, beta-carotene is known for its role as an antioxidant that helps protect cells against oxidative stress; its positive impact on the immune system; and for supporting healthy reproduction in cows and swine.
Lucarotin® 10% Feed NXT helps optimize the beta-carotene content in feeds. Furthermore, Lucarotin® 10% Feed NXT is used for pigmentation in shrimp and for coloring of pet feed.
Lucarotin® 10% Feed NXT is offered as a powder formulation containing 10% ß-carotene. It has a shelf life of 36 months when stored properly in a dry place at low temperatures and in its original packaging. The package size is 25 kg bag in box.
| Product name | Form | Application | Additional Information | Packaging | Article number |
| Lucarotin® 10% Feed NXT | Beadlet | Pets, Aquaculture, Ruminants, Poultry, Pigs | 10% β-carotene | 25 kg bag in box | 30652841 |
Beta-carotene should be added to feedstuffs based on soybean, cereals, and mill feeds as they contain little to no beta-carotene.
In grazing animals or when fresh fodder is provided, the availability of beta-carotene can be considered satisfactory. However, the concentration of beta-carotene in feed plants is highly variable as it is influenced by factors such as soil quality, climate, and other growing conditions. Therefore, supplementation with beta-carotene may be suitable to optimize beta-carotene intake.
As the growing season progresses, and depending on factors such as harvesting conditions, preservation, and storage time, the carotene content in plants tends to decrease. In particular, beta-carotene content decreases significantly during the drying process of forages under sun exposure, as well as in haylage and hay. Hay typically contains only a small fraction of the beta-carotene in fresh grass, with an average loss of 83% reported between direct cutting and hay preparation. During silage production, carotenoid losses range from 20% to 80% of the initial content in fresh forages.
In colder seasons, meeting the requirement depends on the provision of high-quality silage. For alternative preserved feeds like hay, maize, and beet tops silage, BASF recommends that beta-carotene supplementation is provided at a minimum of 50% of the daily requirement.
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