Iranian Company Produce S-Urea to Increase Productivity in Livestock Industry
Since using urea in livestock farms causes ammonia poisoning in the animals, the researchers at an Iranian company have offered a solution to prevent that from happening by covering the urea. The new solution is called slow release urea which, according to them, increases production of protein in the animal's body by 212 percent.
Hashem Mousavi, the sales manager of the Iranian holding which operates in the field of livestock, poultry and agriculture said in an interview with Iranian media that, “The latest product we produced in the field of livestock and poultry is called ‘Uras’ or slow release urea. Urea is used in livestock farming industry, but because it decomposes quickly in the animal's rumen, it causes ammonia poisoning in the animals.”
“Ammonia poisoning causes animals’ abortion and death,” he added.
“To prevent this problem, we created a cover around urea, which increases the release time of urea from one minute to 8 hours. When urea enters the animal's rumen, it begins to break down, thus the problem that pure urea causes in the animal's body is resolved,” the sales manager of the holding went on to say.
Mousavi also said that the cover is completely biological and biodegradable.
He also said their product has the same quality as a product produced in an American company, adding, “The thinness of this coverage is considered one of the advantages of our product, because similar domestic companies that produce this product apply 50 percent coating around urea, which causes the buyer to receive less urea compared to the weight they pay it for, but our product applies 25 percent coverage around the urea.”
“Decomposing one kilogram of urea in the animal rumen produces 212 percnet more protein in the animal's body, while the decomposition of soybean meal in the animal's body produces only 40 percent of protein, indicating five times more protein in the animal's body than soybean meal,” he noted.
Mousavi further mentioned the reduction in animal feed consumption rate in livestock farms as another ‘Uras’ advantage, saying, “Use of this product will reduce the overall cost of animal feed by 6% and the consumption of soybean meal by 50 percent.”
He went on to say that their new product can fully replace soybean as animal food.
He explained more that the slow release urea can also be used as food for dairy cattle in accordance with veterinary experts viewpoints. He added that the product is more useful to feed goats, sheep that are considered small-sized farming animals.
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