Products & Services Knowledge & Solutions About Us Enroll E-STORE LOGIN REWARDS LOGIN We inventory virtually all feed ingredients. If we don’t have it, we can get it. PARENT CATEGORY: Acidifiers Organic/inorganic acids incorporated into feed for nutritional or preservative purposes. Help to control microbial growth, reduce feed buffer capacity, inhibit pathogenic bacteria and can improve nutrient digestibility. PARENT CATEGORY: Acids Substance added to feed to decrease the pH to act as a preservative by preventing growth of bacteria and pathogens PARENT CATEGORY: Active and Live Dry (Active Dry Yeast) Yeast which has been dried in such a manner as to preserve a large portion of its fermenting power. It must contain no added cereal or filler and must contain not less than 15 billion live yeast cells per gram. PARENT CATEGORY: Amino Acids The basic units of proteins; Held together by peptide linkages to form long protein chains. PARENT CATEGORY: Animal Bypass Protein Products An animal protein that resists degredation in the rumen and, instead, passes to the gastrointestinal tract to provide amino acids to the animal PARENT CATEGORY: Animal Protein Products A protein from an animal source; typically considered a higher quality protein source, due to having a more complete amino acid profile - contains the essential amino acids that the body is unable to produce, but less consistant quality compared to plants PARENT CATEGORY: Anti-caking Agents Additives used in powdered/granulated materials to prevent lumps (caking) from forming; absorbs excess moisture or coats particles to make them more water repellent PARENT CATEGORY: Antimicrobials A substance that inhibits the growth of microorganisms, including bacteria and fungi PARENT CATEGORY: Antioxidants FDA definition: substances that aid in the preservation of foods by retarding deterioration, rancidity, or discoloration as the result of oxidative processes PARENT CATEGORY: Brewer's Dried Grains The dried extracted residue of barley malt alone or in mixture with other cereal grain or grain products resulting from the manufacture of wort or beer and may contain pulverized dried spent hops in an amount not to exceed 3%, evenly distributed. PARENT CATEGORY: Buffers Substance that prevents pH changes when acid/alkali is added; used to control acidity of feed PARENT CATEGORY: Bypass amino acids Amino acids that escape degredation/digestion in the rumen by microbes and move to the gastrointestinal tract to be digested and used as protein for the animal. PARENT CATEGORY: Bypass Fat Dietary fat that resists lipolysis and biohydrogenation in the the rumen by microorganisms, but moves to the lower gastrointestinal tract to be digested PARENT CATEGORY: Carbohydrases Enzymes that break down carbohydrates into simple sugars PARENT CATEGORY: Choline Grouped with B vitamins; an essential nutrient that acts as a donor of methyl units for various metabolic reactions in the body PARENT CATEGORY: Coccidiostats Chemical agent added to feed that serves to shorten the life cycle or decrease population of pathogenic coccidia to minimize the disease and help animal develop immunity PARENT CATEGORY: Colorants & Pigments Substances added to feed for the purpose of adding color; ie. FD&C Blue No. 1; FDA "Colorant" - Refers to a dye or pigment used in a food contact material such as a polymer and doesn't migrate to food; Pigment - compounds added to food to give color PARENT CATEGORY: Custom Premixes Premix formulated specifically for one customer and not available to everyone PARENT CATEGORY: Dewormers An anthelmintic or anti-parasitic drug given to an animal to rid them of parasites PARENT CATEGORY: Dried Grains (Yeast Dried Grains) The properly dried residue from the mixture of cereals, malt, and malt sprouts (sometimes cottonseed meal) obtained in the manufacture of yeast or vinegar, and consists of corn or corn and rye from which most of the starch has been extracted, together with malt added during the manufacturing process to change the starch to sugar, and malt sprouts (sometimes cottonseed meal) added during the manufacturing process to aid in filtering the residue from the wort and to serve as a source of food supply for the yeast. PARENT CATEGORY: Enzymes A protein made up of amino acids or their derivatives, which catalyzes a defined chemical reaction. Required cofactors should be considered an integral part of the enzyme. PARENT CATEGORY: Extract (Yeast Extract) The concentrated solubles of mechanically ruptured cells of a selected strain of the yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It may be dried or concentrated. PARENT CATEGORY: Fats & Lipids Fat: A substance composed chiefly of triglycerides of fatty acids, and is solid or plastic at room temperature; insoluble in water; Lipid - another name for fat PARENT CATEGORY: Flavors FDA: substance extracted, distilled, or similarly derived from plant or animal matter, either as is or after is has been roasted, heated or fermented, and whose function is flavor, not nutrition PARENT CATEGORY: Flow Agents Feed additive used to increase flowability of product PARENT CATEGORY: Fly Control Products Product with substance containing an active ingredient, added to minimize flies on the animal through either, death or repellent of the insect PARENT CATEGORY: Grain Products Hard, small seed, with or without the hull or fruit layer, harvested for human/animal consumption PARENT CATEGORY: Grains & Roughage The entirety of the plant, including both the nutrititive digestible portion, along with the less digestible fibrous portion PARENT CATEGORY: Growth Promotants Additive used to increase weight gain and product output to, therefore, increase the overall efficiency of animal production OR Additive used to improve weight gain, feed efficiency, and leanness in cattle and pigs PARENT CATEGORY: Gut Health Additives used in the diet to promote healthy gut microbiota PARENT CATEGORY: Ionophores A compound that can increase the permeability of cell membranes to ions OR A feed additive used in the diets of cattle to increase body weight gain and feed efficiency PARENT CATEGORY: Light blue AAFCO Definition PARENT CATEGORY: Lipases Enzymes that break down lipids into fatty acids and glycerol PARENT CATEGORY: Macro Minerals-Inorganic A macro mineral bonded to an inorganic (does not contain Carbon) molecule (ie. Sulfate or oxide), potentially making it less bioavailable to the animal PARENT CATEGORY: Macro Minerals-Organic Chelated; produced synthetically and consists of a macro mineral attached to an amino acid or other organic component, which can potentially increase bioavailability of the mineral to the animal PARENT CATEGORY: Macrominerals Those minerals that occur in substantial amounts in the body and account for majority of the body's mineral content PARENT CATEGORY: Medications Substance used in the medical treatment or prevention of disease/condition, ie. a drug PARENT CATEGORY: Microminerals Also referred to as trace elements and include a large number of minerals that are present in the body in very small amounts PARENT CATEGORY: Milk Byproducts A secondary product obtained in addition to the principal product of milk PARENT CATEGORY: Milk Products A food that is produced from or contains animal milk PARENT CATEGORY: Milk Replacers Source of nutrition with nutritional qualities comparable to a mother's milk PARENT CATEGORY: Minerals A chemical element required as necessary to organisms to perform essential life functions PARENT CATEGORY: Mold Inhibitors Additive utilized as a preservative by preventing mold growth to extend the shelf life of a product PARENT CATEGORY: Multi-function Feed additive used to increase flowability of product, along with having other functions (ie. Sweetener, texturizer, binder, etc.) PARENT CATEGORY: Non-Bypass amino acids Amino acids that are degraded/digested in the rumen as a source of Nitrogen for microbes PARENT CATEGORY: Non-bypass Fat Dietary fat that undergoes lipolysis and biohydrogenation in the rumen by microorganisms PARENT CATEGORY: Non-Protein Nitrogen Refers to nitrogen based components that are not true protein, but can be converted into protein by the microbes in the rumen and includes urea, biuret, and ammonia PARENT CATEGORY: Other PARENT CATEGORY: Other Medications A medication that does not fall into the categories of antimicrobials, cocidiostats, dewormers, growth promotants, or ionophores PARENT CATEGORY: Oxidoreductases Enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen atoms and electrons from the the compounds they are acting upon OR Enzymes that catlyze an oxidation-reduction reaction PARENT CATEGORY: Pellet Binders Products used to "bind" or hold the feed components together during extrusion to maintain the integrity of the pellet PARENT CATEGORY: Pellet Binders & Aids Additives used to maintain pellet integrity and assist in the smooth operation of extrusion PARENT CATEGORY: Pelleting Aids Additive used to assist in pelleting to maintain pellet integrity, as well as other functions, including lubrication, reducing die chokes, and increasing production rates PARENT CATEGORY: Phosphatases Enzymes that use water to cleave a phosphoric acid monoester into a phosphate ion and an alcohol PARENT CATEGORY: Plant Bypass Protein Products A plant protein that resists degredation in the rumen and, instead, passes to the gastrointestinal tract to provide amino acids to the animal PARENT CATEGORY: Plant Protein Products A protein from a plant source; typically considered lower quality than animal protein, due to a less complete amino acid profile - typically lack in some of the essential amino acids, but more consistant quality than animal proteins PARENT CATEGORY: Prebiotics Nondigestible food ingredients that beneficially affect the host animal by influencing the growth and activity of selective bacterial colonies in the large intestine PARENT CATEGORY: Preservatives A substance added to protect, prevent or retard decay, discoloration or spoilage during storage or use PARENT CATEGORY: Probiotics Live microorganisms that, when ingested, exert beneficial health effects that extend beyond their nutritional value PARENT CATEGORY: Proteases Enzymes that break down proteins and peptides into amino acids that can be used by the body PARENT CATEGORY: Protein Products Plant or animal product consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues to be utilized as protein by the animal PARENT CATEGORY: Roughage Products The portion of the plant that the body is unable to efficiently digest; is instead utilized by the beneficial bacteria in the hindgut as fiber PARENT CATEGORY: Selenium Yeast A dried non-viable yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, cultivated in a fed-batch fermentation that provides incremental amounts of cane molasses and selenium salts in a manner that minimizes the detrimental effects of selenium salts on the growth rate of the yeast and allows for optimal incorporation of inorganic selenium into cellular organic material. Residual inorganic selenium is eleminated in a rigorous washing process and must not exceed 2% of the total selenium content in the final selenium yeast product. PARENT CATEGORY: Standard Premixes A premix available to any customer PARENT CATEGORY: Trace Minerals-Inorganic A trace mineral bonded to an inorganic (does not contain Carbon) molecule (ie. Sulfate or oxide), potentially making it less bioavailable to the animal PARENT CATEGORY: Trace Minerals-Organic Chelated; produced synthetically and consists of a trace mineral attached to an amino acid or other organic component, which can potentially increase bioavailability of the mineral to the animal PARENT CATEGORY: Vitamin A A fat soluble vitamin that includes several related chemical compounds including retinol, retinal, and retinoic acid; functions in vision, bone growth, reproduction, and maintaining epithelial tissue PARENT CATEGORY: Vitamin B A group of water-soluble vitamins; play critical role in cell metabolism; 8 chemically distinct compounds fall in this category PARENT CATEGORY: Vitamin C A water soluble vitamin, also called ascorbic acid; required for synthesis of collagen, L-carnitine, and neurotransmitters and is involved in protein metabolism; also used as an antioxidant PARENT CATEGORY: Vitamin D A fat soluble vitamin, also called calciferol, that consists of a group of sterol compounds that regulate calcium and phosphorous metabolism in the body; can be obtained from sunlight exposure; essential to bone structure PARENT CATEGORY: Vitamin E A fat soluble vitamin with antioxidant properties and also plays a role in the proper functioning of the immune system; many forms, but alpha-tocopherol is the most active PARENT CATEGORY: Vitamin K A fat soluble vitamin including phylloquinone and menaquinone; crucial in blood clotting; menadione most common synthetic source PARENT CATEGORY: Vitamins Organic molecules that are essential micronutrients an animal is unable to synthesize in the body, needed in small quantities for proper metabolic function PARENT CATEGORY: Yeast Microscopic fungi consisting of single cells, capable of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide PARENT CATEGORY: Yeast Culture The dried product composed of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae and/or Kluyveromyces marxianus) and the media on which it was grown, dried in such a manner as to preserve the fermenting activity of the yeast. 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