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Vitamin E-Acetate
Vitamin E-Acetate is a high-quality, reliable and safe to use vitamin E that is easy to add to all kinds of feed and pet food.
Vitamins are substances which are necessary for maintaining all body functions (growth, health, fertility, performance). As a rule, the animal body cannot synthesize these natural biologically active substances itself, which is why they must be supplied with the feed.
Vitamin E-Acetate is the liquid form of our Lutavit® E. For more information on our vitamins please click here.
Key benefits of vitamin E-Acetate
- Essential for cellular metabolism (cell respiration and nucleic acid metabolism).
- Acts as an antioxidant, suppressing the autoxidation of unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin A in vivo.
- Consistent high-quality and reliability
- Easy to add to all kinds of feed and pet food
Dosage recommendations
Pigs (per kg complete feed (88% dry matter)) | |
Piglets, prestarter1 | 100 – 150 mg |
Piglets, starter | 80 – 120 mg |
Grower | 60 – 80 mg |
Finisher1 | 40 – 60 mg |
Breeding sows | 60 – 80 mg |
Breeding boars | 140 – 160 mg |
1 up to 250 mg to increase immunity and improve meat quality |
Poultry (per kg complete feed (88% dry matter)) | |
Chickens, starter1 | 40 – 60 mg |
Chickens, pullets | 20 – 30 mg |
Laying hens2 | 20 – 30 mg |
Breeding hens | 40 – 60 mg |
Broilers1 | 30 – 50 mg |
Turkeys, starter1 | 40 – 60 mg |
Turkeys, grower | 30 – 50 mg |
Turkeys, finisher1 | 30 – 40 mg |
Turkeys, breeding animals2 | 40 – 60 mg |
Ducks/geese | 40 – 60 mg |
1 up to 200 mg to increase immunity and improve meat quality 2 up to 100 mg under stress conditions, heat related stress and to increase reproductive performance of breeding animals |
Ruminants and horses (per animal and day) | |
Calves, milk replacers1 (per kg feed) |
80 – 120 mg |
Cows, breeding | 100 – 150 mg |
Beef bulls2 | 80 – 120 mg |
Dairy cows3 | 500 – 1000 mg |
Sheep/goats | 50 – 80 mg |
Foals (per 100 kg live weight per day) |
100 – 120 mg |
Saddle horses (per 100 kg live weight per day) |
80 – 100 mg |
Foals (per 100 kg live weight per day) |
200 – 300 mg |
1 up to 200 mg to increase immunity during the 14 days following the colostrum phase 2 to improve meat quality from the 100th day prior to slaughtering 3 to improve the udder condition during the dry period within the first 10 lactation weeks |
Pets and fish (per kg complete feed (88% dry matter)) | |
Dogs | 80 – 120 mg |
Cats | 100 – 150 mg |
Rabbits | 30 – 50 mg |
Minks | 80 – 120 mg |
Cold water fish1 | 200 – 300 mg |
Warm water fish1 | 150 – 200 mg |
Shrimps1 | 180 – 250 mg |
1 high content in polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) requires addititional doses |
Disclaimer: National regulations may vary and need to be considered prior to product use.
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