Hy-D®, our specific vitamin D3 metabolite called 25-OH D3, provides animals with a fast track to a strong skeleton, immune support and better performance. For our customers, this means a fast track to higher returns. Hy-D® has delivered proven results for years in poultry, swine and cattle production. More than 100 research trials have demonstrated the safety and benefits of Hy-D® with more than 3 billion** animals fed Hy-D® annually.
*Trials conducted in poultry, swine and ruminants globally. **2022 number of pigs and birds (broilers, layers and turkeys) fed in North America, based on dsm-firmenich sales and industry sourced data.
All animals need a strong skeleton, which is important for longevity, production, welfare and product quality. Hy-D® delivers stronger skeletons effectively.
Vitamin D3 is essential for developing robust bones. It regulates the absorption of calcium and phosphorus, which both play a critical role in bone calcification.
When vitamin D3 is fed in the diet, it has to go through two changes before it reaches the form that can be utilized by the animal. This process reduces the effective amount of vitamin D3 available to the animal and is time-consuming.
Feeding Hy-D® allows the first of these stages to be bypassed. The result is more efficient and faster uptake of the required metabolite 25-OH D3, meaning stronger skeletons and healthier, more productive animals.
Hy-D® delivers significant benefits in poultry, swine and cattle production, which cannot be achieved by feeding D3 alone.
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What is one of the most common and costly misperceptions in the poultry industry? That other 25-OH D3 products are equivalent to Hy•D.
Hy•D continues to set the standard for purity, bioavailability and performance. Hy•D was the first 25-OH D3 on the market and is used as the basis for all other 25-OH D3 products.
As the original pure source of 25-OH D3, Hy•D is a proven, safe and effective metabolite for improving vitamin D status in pigs.
Pigs fed Hy•D per year in North America, based on dsm-firmenich actual sales, recommended feeding rates and survey data.
Years on the market for swine in North America, with demonstrated safety and research for increasing vitamin D status.
Research trials demonstrating the safety and benefits of Hy•D in diets for poultry, swine and ruminants globally.
Lifetime productivity is a function of the sow’s genetic potential as well as her duration in the reproductive herd. Maintaining productive capacity over successive parities is fundamental to sow-herd profitability. The cost of gilt and sow development isn’t covered until their 3rd or 4th parity, and those that aren’t “paying for themselves” add costs to weaned pigs.
Industry experts encourage producers to measure sow productivity based on the number of pigs born alive or weaned throughout a sow’s lifetime. Fundamental to impacting these metrics is a producer’s ability to maintain optimum vitamin D levels in the breeding herd, which is essential for better bone health and ultimately reduced culling rates among first litter gilts and parity 1 sows. Hy•D can help animals maintain their structural soundness, resulting in greater longevity and lifetime productivity.
Longevity in the sow herd leads to increased productivity and profitability, and this starts with gilt development. Feeding Hy•D during gestation and lactation reduces the need for farrowing interventions and the frequency of post-farrowing complications. In addition, feeding Hy•D over two reproductive cycles results in heavier pig weights at birth and weaning.
When added to the normal levels of vitamin D, Hy•D reduced the incidence and severity of osteochrondrosis (bone) lesions and improved gilt selection rates, based on mobility and structural soundness scores compared to vitamin D alone.
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