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FORMI NDF ®
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FORMI® NDF
The quality enhancer

Animal production and the feed industry continue to suffer from losses caused by
bacterial diseases and the associated effects on the bird, such as increased mortality
and reduced feed efficiency – leading to impaired poultry production.

On the other hand, gut hygiene and efficiency of the bird as well as optimal safety towards producing poultry
meat are key requirements for modern poultry production. New preservatives for poultry feed are needed to
achieve those requirements.

Compos it ion:
Formi NDF is manufactured under paten-
ted technology and is a unique combina-
tion of Formic acid and sodium formate.
The combination ensures the action of
Formi NDF through the entire length of
birds intestine thereby improving the
gut hygiene.

Diformate

FORMI NDF fulfils these demands:

Formic acid
• Preservation of feed
• strong anti-microbial effects
(Campylobacter, Salmonella, E. coli)
• optimized feed efficiency Unique
technology
• safe and easy handling
• excellent miscibility

Sodium
Formate
It has been shown in numerous trials that
the use of FORMI NDF leads to i mproved
poultry perf ormance by the virtue of:

Trial 1: Diformate reaches small intestine

ü Improved feed hygiene
ü Anti-microbial effects 100
relative formate recovery (%)

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ü Reduction in average daily mortality 60

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ü Improving litter quality 20

ü Better absorption of trace minerals 0

Stomach Duodenum Jej 1-2 Jej3-5 Jej 6-10

ü Reducing production fluctuations (Mroz et al., 2000)

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 Formic acid is the most
efficient anti-bacterial in
comparison to all other
organic acids.

FO RMI ® NDF offe r s

t ot al prot ect ion!
Unlike liquid blends, which act only
in the anterior portion of the intestine
& coated acids which act only in the
posterior intestine, FORMI NDF acts
throughout the length of intestine
Antimicrobial effect of formic, propionic and lactic acid against
offering total protection.
different bacteria (Strauss and Hayler, 2001)

Mode of action
Formic acid from sodium
diformate enters through the
bacterial cell wall of gram
negative Bacteria (E. coli,
Salmonella etc.) Once inside
the bacterial cytoplasm, the
hydrogen ion dissociates,
thereby reducing the pH
inside the bacterial cell.

colon:
• promotes beneficial microflora
crop:
• reduces harmful bacteria
•d  ecreases pH
• r educes harmful bacteria

stomach:
•d ecreases pH
• activates pepsin
•o ptimizes protein
digestion

faeces:
small intestine:
• reduces harmful bacteria - • reduces harmful bacteria
lower risk of cross infection • improves beneficial microflora
• improves secretion of digestive juices
• optimizes nutrient digestibility

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 Table 1: Broiler trial in Spain; effect against Salmonella –
1750 broiler in 3 treatments Number of positive samples (%):
Control FORMI® FORMI®
NDF NDF
0.3% 0.6%
Crop (micorbiol.) 20 0 0
Intestine (micorbiol.) 20 0 0
Faeces (microbiol.) 25 0 0
Meat (serol.) 0 0 0

Lückstädt and Theobald, 2009

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C e rt i fi c a t i on

ADDCON –
EU-hygiene regulation 183 / 2005:
α-No. Bitterfeld: α DE ST 10024
α-No. Porsgrunn: α NO 10050081

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