Xelate line | Application of New Organic Trace Elements with Emission Reduction and Efficiency in Feed and Breeding

2026-05-22

Customer Feedback - Introduction of Reduction and Enhancement Application of Xelate

-Effect of Xelate on Feed Active Substances

Xelate is a fully organic chelate line. Fewer free metal ions, higher stability, and weaker damage to active substances in feed.

Table 1. VA loss on 7, 30, 45d (%)
TRT	7d loss rate (%)	30d loss rate (%)	45d loss rate (%)
A (multi-vitamin CTL)	3.98±0.46	8.44±0.38	15.38±0.56
B (Xelate)	6.40±0.39	17.12±0.10	29.09±0.39
C (ITM on same level)	10.13±1.08	54.73±2.34	65.66±1.77
D (triple ITM level)	13.21±2.26	50.54±1.25	72.01±1.99

In the reaction experiment on oils and fats, the peroxide value of Xelate on various oils (soybean oil, rice bran oil and animal oil) was more than 50% lower than that of ITM for 3 days, which greatly delayed the oxidation of various oils; The destruction experiment of Xelate on vitamin A shows that Xelate only destroys less than 20% in 45 days, while ITM destroys vitamin A by more than 70%, and similar results are obtained in experiments on other vitamins.

Table 2. Influence of Xelate on the enzymatic activity of amylase
TRT	Enzymatic activity at 0h	Enzymatic activity at 3d	3d loss rate (%)
A (ITM:200g, Enzyme: 20g)	846	741	12.41
B (Xelate: 200g, Enzyme: 20g)	846	846	0.00
C (ITM:20g, Enzyme: 2g)	37	29	21.62
D (Xelate: 20g, Enzyme:28g)	37	33	10.81

Similarly, the experiments on enzyme preparations also showed that it can effectively protect the oxidative damage of enzyme preparations. ITM can destroy more than 20% of amylase in 3 days, while Xelate has no effect on enzyme activity.

-Application of Xelate on pigs

The picture on the left does not use Xelate, and the picture on the right shows the pork after using Xelate. The color of the muscle after using Xelate is ruddier, which increases the market bargaining space.

Table 3. Effect of Xelate on piglet coat and meat colour
Item	CTL	ITM Trt	30% ITM level Trt	50% ITM level Trt
Coat colour
Luminance value L*	91.40±2.22	87.67±2.81	93.72±0.65	89.28±1.98
Redness value a*	7.73±2.11	10.67±2.47	6.87±0.75	10.67±2.31
Yellowness value b*	9.78±1.57	10.83±2.59	6.45±0.78	7.89±0.83
Longest back muscle colour
Luminance value L*	50.72±2.13	48.56±2.57	51.22±2.45	49.17±1.65
Redness value a*	21.22±0.73	21.78±1.06	20.89±0.80	21.00±0.32
Yellowness value b*	11.11±0.86	10.45±0.51	10.56±0.47	9.72±0.31
Calf muscle colour
Luminance value L*	55.00±3.26	52.60±1.25	54.22±2.03	52.00±0.85
Redness value a*	22.00±0.59^b	25.11±0.67^a	23.05±0.54^ab	23.11±1.55^ab
Yellowness value b*	11.17±0.41	12.61±0.67	11.05±0.52	11.06±1.49

On weaned piglets, Xelate, as an organic Metal Amino Acid Complexes, can significantly improve the palatability of the feed, increase the feed intake of the piglets, and make the piglets grow more evenly and have bright red skin. Xelate reduces the amount of trace elements added. Compared with ITM, the added amount is reduced by more than 65%, which reduces the production of free radicals in the body and the burden on the liver and kidney, and improves the health of pigs. The content of trace elements in the feces is reduced by more than 60%, reducing the pollution of copper, zinc and heavy metals to the soil. The sow stage is more important, sow is the "production machine" of the breeding enterprise and Xelate significantly improves the toe and hoof health of the sow, prolongs the service life of the sow, and also improves the reproductive performance of the sow.

-Application of Xelate on laying hens

The picture above shows a scale layer farm reported that after using Xelate, the eggshell breakage rate was significantly reduced, while the egg appearance was bright, and the bargaining space of the egg was improved.

Table 4. Effects of different experimental groups on egg laying performance of laying hens (Full Experiment, Shanxi University)
Item	A (CTL)	B (ITM)	C (20% level ITM)	D (30% level ITM)	E (50% level ITM)	P-value
Egg laying rate (%)	85.56±3.16	85.13±2.02	85.93±2.65	86.17±3.06	86.17±1.32	0.349
Avg Egg weight (g)	71.52±1.49	70.91±0.41	71.23±0.48	72.23±0.42	71.32±0.81	0.183
Daily Feed Intake (g)	120.32±1.58	119.68±1.50	120.11±1.36	120.31±1.35	119.96±0.55	0.859
Daily egg production	61.16±1.79	60.49±1.65	59.07±1.83	62.25±2.32	61.46±0.95	0.096
Feed-Egg Ratio (%)	1.97±0.06	1.98±0.05	2.04±0.07	1.94±0.06	1.95±0.03	0.097
Broken egg rate (%)	1.46±0.53^a	0.62±0.15^bc	0.79±0.33^b	0.60±0.10^bc	0.20±0.11^c	0.000

In the breeding of laying hens, the addition of trace elements to the feed is 50% lower than the amount of inorganic use, which has no significant effect on the laying performance of laying hens. After 4 weeks, the egg breaking rate dropped significantly by 65%, especially in the middle and late stages of laying, which could significantly reduce the occurrence of defective eggs such as dark-spotted eggs and soft-shelled eggs. In addition, compared with Inorganic Minerals, the content of trace elements in the manure of laying hens can be reduced by more than 80% by using Xelate.

-Application of Xelate on broilers

The picture above shows that a customer in Guangxi Province used Xelate in a local broiler breed “Sanhuang Chicken”, with red bomb and good condition feathers, which improved the bargaining space of broiler chickens.

Table 5. Tibial length and mineral content at 36d-old
	ITM 1.2kg	Xelate Broiler 500g	p-Value
Tibial length (mm)	67.47±2.28	67.92±3.00	0.427
Ash (%)	42.44±2.44^a	43.51±1.57^b	0.014
Ca (%)	15.23±0.99^a	16.48±0.69^b	<0.001
Total phosphorus (%)	7.49±0.85^a	7.93±0.50^b	0.003
Mn (μg/mL)	0.00±0.00^a	0.26±0.43^b	<0.001
Zn (μg/mL)	1.98±0.30	1.90±0.27	0.143

In the breeding of broilers, we have received feedback from many large-scale integrators that add 300-400g of Xelate per ton of complete feed, which is more than 65% lower than that of ITM, and has no effect on the growth performance of broilers, but after using Xelate, the incidence of leg disease and residual wings in laying hens was significantly reduced (more than 15%).

After measuring the content of trace elements in serum and tibia, it was found that the deposition efficiency of copper and manganese was significantly higher than that of the ITM control group. This is because Xelate effectively avoided the absorption antagonism of inorganic ions, and the biological potency was greatly improved. Compared with the ITM control group, the color of the chicken carcass looks more golden in the Xelate group due to the reduced damage to fat-soluble vitamins caused by metal ions. Similarly, the content of trace elements detected in the feces is reduced by more than 85% compared with the ITM control group.