1. ACITEC®-A GR
Protected acidifier & Essential Oils
for poultry

2. ACITEC® A GR GR: Composition
It is a concentrated acidifier
(E 296) D,L-MALIC ACID
(E 297) FUMARIC ACID
Intensified by aromatic and flavouring substances: Cinnamaldehyde Carvacrol
Thymol
Stimulate endogen enzymes (especially Lipase, Trypsin,)
Control pathogenic digestive flora
Bacteriostatic and bactericidal action Growth performance & improve growth performance
In the vegetable lipid covering
The acids and flavouring substances, in separated microspheres, are protected by a matrix of fatty compounds of vegetal origin with ºC melting point.

3. Water-soluble (55,8 g in 100 g of water) pK1: 3,4 pK2: 5,1
D,L-Malic and Fumaric Acids
D,L-MALIC ACID:
Water-soluble (55,8 g in 100 g of water)
pK1: 3,4 pK2: 5,1
FUMARIC ACID:
Slightly soluble in water (0,63 g/100 g of water)
pK1: 3,03 pK2: 4,54

4. D,L-Malic and Fumaric Acids
pH reduction capacity
Power of the acids at pH 4,50
% w/v of an acid required to lower pH of 0,05 N NaOH
Propionic Ac.
Acetic Ac-
Lactic Ac. 80 %
Citric Ac.anhydrous
Phosphoric Ac 85 %
Malic Ac.
Formic Ac.
L-Tartaric Ac.
Fumaric Ac.
0,1
0,2
0,3
0,4
0,5
0,6
0,7
0,8
0,9 1

5. Flavouring substances
The mixture of aromatic and flavouring substances identical to natural is used, corresponding to:
Oregano (Origanum vulgare)
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris)
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp)
The mixture has got antimicrobial, antioxidant and endogenous enzyme estimulation properties (principally Lipase, Trypsin, ...)

6. Antimicrobial activity
% de inhibition (SI, W., et al. 2005)
Carvacrol
Cinnamon oil
Thymol
Escherichia coli
100 92
Salmonella typhimurium 99 68
Lactobacillus plantarum 29 7 13
Lactobacillus acidophilus 21 88
Bifidobacterium longum 3
Bifidobacterium breve 2 24

7. Protection Mode
Aromatic and flavouring substances, in separate microspheres, are protected by the mixture of the lipids of vegetable origin covering (melting point °C)
The protection guarantees a better handling, avoiding the problems of interreactions with other components of the concentrates or feedstuff, ensures that the acids reach the end of the intestine, ...

8. Liberation Mode
By the action of lipases and bile salts, the lipid covering is digested, liberating the acids and flavouring substances.

9. ACITEC®-A GR: Characteristics
Microspheres of safe handling
“Controlled" liberation of the acids and flavouring substances, while the lipid covering is being metabolized.
The presence of various aromatic and flavouring substances completes and strengthens the action
The action is extended till the end of the intestinal tract.

10. ACITEC®-A GR: Dosage Kg/t of feed
Starter
Finisher
Broilers
0.30
Turkeys
0.40
Ducks
Keeping
Intensive Treatment
Laying hens
0.5 1
Reproductive hens 2
Keep at a temperature not exceeding 40 °C in order to avoid the softening of the cover

11. THE ADDITIVES IN THE OPTIMAL MANNER
MICROENCAPSULATION
PROTECTS TRANSPORTS
LIBERATES
THE ADDITIVES IN THE OPTIMAL MANNER