Take feeding baking soda to cows as an example. Generally, baking soda is mixed into the feed, and the addition amount of baking soda needs to be determined according to the variety of cows. For example, the addition amount of baking soda to cows is 80- 150g. Note: Baking soda is easy to decompose in humid environment, so it needs to be prepared now, and it should not be left for too long. Moreover, it is an alkaline substance, so it should be avoided to be used in combination with acidic drugs.

First, the correct use of baking soda for animals

1, the method of using baking soda

Take feeding baking soda to cattle as an example. Usually, baking soda is mixed into the feed, but the addition amount of baking soda is different for different cattle breeds. For example, the addition amount of baking soda for dairy cows is 80- 150g, and that for beef cattle is relatively small.

2. Precautions

(1) Because baking soda is easily decomposed in humid environment, it should not be left for too long.

(2) Baking soda should be prepared now. Note: baking soda needs to be evenly matched with the prepared substances.

(3) Pigs with congestive heart failure, renal insufficiency, edema and potassium deficiency should use baking soda with caution.

(4) Baking soda is an alkaline substance, so its compatibility with acidic drugs should be avoided.

(5) The dosage of baking soda should be below 0.5%.

Second, the efficacy and role of baking soda for animals

1, baking soda can neutralize gastric acid, dissolve mucus, reduce the viscosity of digestive juice, and promote gastrointestinal contraction at the same time, which has the functions of invigorating stomach, inhibiting acid and stimulating appetite, and can improve the digestion of livestock and the utilization rate of nutrients in feed.

2. In most livestock feeds, there is a lack of lysine, and baking soda can supplement lysine and help livestock grow.

3. Usually, adding 0.5% baking soda to piglet's diet can increase the feed intake, and the daily gain can be increased by more than 9.5%, while adding 3-4g baking soda to fattening pigs every day can increase the daily gain by 100g and reduce the feed consumption by 13.6%.

4. Before slaughter, oral administration of baking soda to pigs can delay the decline of pH value after slaughter and improve meat quality.

5. Baking soda has a little effect on degrading crude fiber feed, which can change macromolecular crude fiber into micromolecule alcohol molecules, which is beneficial to the digestion and absorption capacity of gastrointestinal tract of livestock and improve the digestion and utilization rate of crude feed.