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A feed additive is a vitamin for farm animals that can't get enough nutrients from regular meals that the farmers provide. For the animal to grow properly they need to be well fed and healthy. Most of a farm animals diet would consist of maize, wheat and soybean meal, however, if the animal only ate these ingredients then it would not grow properly, which is why some farmers use feed additives.

Types of feed additives
A sensory additive is an additive that stimulates the appetite, improving the voluntary intake of a diet.

A nutritional additive provides specific nutrients for an animal for optimal growth.

A zootechnical additive improves the nutritional value of a diet. It doesn't give nutrients directly to the the aniaml, but through its diet.

A coccidiostats and histomonostats controls the health of poultry through direct effects.

The benefits of feed additives
Environment. The feed additives would reduce the amount of ammonia found in the manure of the animals. Thus, with feed additives we can lessen the pollution of our globe.

Welfare If there was less manure then the air quality would be much healthier for all kinds of animals, and their welfare.