Fats in Animal Nutrition
Fat is one of the essential nutrients in diets and, like other nutrients such as protein, fibre, starch and sugar, must be balanced in a ration to ensure optimum performance.
What fats should you feed and how much do your dairy cows need? Find out more about feeding fat.
Volac Wilmar design and manufacture an extensive range of fat supplements for use in diets of both ruminant and monogastric animals.
Find out more about products in the Megalac range and how they can help in diets.
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Ruminants
Amount and type of fat in diets can have a major impact on the performance of dairy cows and other ruminants. This section highlights key benefits of fat use in ruminants.
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Monogastrics
The type of fat added to pig and poultry diets can affect performance and meat quality. This section presents general information and key benefits of fat use in monogastrics diets.