RESEARCH

Combining the input from internal research, customer's suggestions and university data, Quali Tech®'s product development group is able to provide the necessary products for research proven applications. Additional effort is devoted to discovering new applications and benefits for our existing products as well as process improvements. New raw materials and unique ingredients are continually being evaluated as part of product discovery.

All studies are available upon request.

Bioavailability

• "Looking Beyond Price When Selecting a Zinc Source: Creating a Model of Bioavailability" by Drew A. Vermeire, PhD, PAS. Feed Management, December 1996, Volume 47, Number 12, pages 27-29.
• Summary of Research Studies
• Bioavailability of SQM is Unsurpassed
• Bioavailability of Different Sourcs of Protected Zinc
• SQM Zinc: Outperforms Zinc Sulfate. Performs Equal to Zinc Chelate. Costs Less Than Zinc Chelate.
• "Effects of Dietary Chelated and Sequestered Zinc and Zinc Sulfate on Growing Lambs Fed a Purified Diet." by S. K. HO and M. Hidiroglou. Canadian Journal of Animal Science.
• Absorbtion of Zinc in Ruminants - November 4, 1998
• "Equivalent Uptake of Organic and Inorganic Zinc by Monkey Kidney Fibroblasts, Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells, or Perfused Mouse Intestine" by Kathleen T. Beutler, Oleh Pankewycz, and David L. Brautigan. Biological Trace Element Research. Vol 61, 1998.
• Relative Bioavailability of SQM - Cu vs. Copper Sulfate and Copper Oxide
• It's 10 pm... Do You Know Where Your Vitamins & Minerals Are?
• Vitamin Stability in Dry Premixes
• Sea-Questra-Min Vitamin A Stability
• An In Vitro Test to Rate Biological Availability of Trace Minerals

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Equine

• Maintenance of Serum Levels of Trace Minerals in Horses with SQM Zinc and SQM Copper (PDF)
• Metabolic Bone Disease in Horses: The Copper Controversy* (PDF)
• Carbosan Iron versus Iron Fumarate* (PDF)

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Liquid Feed

• Research on SQM/Carbosan
• Position and Stability Study of Trace Minerals*
• Vitamin A Stability in a Molasses Base Premix
• Position is Quality - Perfect Suspension in Position*

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Ruminants

• How to Get a Healthier Herd
• Ruminal Distribution of Zinc in Steers Fed a Polysaccharide Zinc Complex or Zinc Oxidefs
• Rumen Bypass of SQM Cu*
• SQM Manganese Improves Beef Cow Reproductive Performance*
• Evaluation of a Protected Trace Mineral Supplement (SQM Cu) for Beef Cattle in High Molybdenum Feeds*
• First Trial on Cell Counts
• Second Trial on Cell Counts
• In Vitro Model of Gastric Ion Binding
• Trace Mineral Levels in Blood, Bone and Liver of Beef Cattle
• Evaluation of Three Sources of Supplemental Zinc in Receiving Diets for Newly Weaning Calves*
• Protected Zinc in Ruminants
• Beef Cattle
• Trace Minerals: An important part of ration formulation*

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Swine

• How To Get The Most From Your Starter Feeds
• Bioavailability Evaluation of Organic Zinc Sources Through the Monitoring of Erythrocyte SOD Levels in Growing Piglets*
• The Effect of Zinc Proteinate and Zinc Polysaccharide on Performance and Zinc Metabolism in Piglets*
• Two Protected Trace Mineral Studies for Starter Pigs
• Comparison of Sea-Questra-Min Polysaccharide Complex with Inorganic Trace Minerals in Pig Starter Diets (1)
• Comparison of Sea-Questra-Min Polysaccharide Complex with Inorganic Trace Minerals in Pig Starter Diets (2)
• Comparison of Sea-Questra-Min Polysaccharide Complex with Inorganic Trace Minerals in Pig Starter Diets (4)
• Sumary of Sea-Questra-Min Polysaccharide Complex Field Trials in Starter Feeds for Swine
• SQM Swine Growth Promotion Study
• SQM Copper for Swine (Growth Promotion Study)
• SQM Copper in Diets for Weanling Pigs
• Supplementation of Weanling Pig Diets with SQM Copper
• Copper & Iron Protected Trace Minerals in Pig Starter Diets
• Protected Trace Minerals vs. Sulfates & Oxides in Swine: Weaning to Slaughter
• Quali Tech Minerals Field Trial
• Comparison of Quali Tech's Protected Trace Minerals with Sulfate Trace Minerals in Pig Starter Trials
• Comparison of Quali Tech Protected Trace minerals with Inorganic Trace Minerals in Pig Starter Diets (Trials 1 & 2)
• Comparison of Quali Tech Protected Trace minerals with Inorganic Trace Minerals in Pig Starter Diets (Trial 3)
• Swine Starter Study (0-14 Days)
• SQM Swine Growth Promotion Study
• 125 PPM Copper from SQM vs. 250 PPM Copper from Copper Sulfate in Swine Starter Rations*
• Influence of Iron and Copper Sources on the Performance of Suckling Piglets
• Carbosan Copper and Iron in Piglet Starter Diets
• SQM Manganese: Report on the Improvement in Grading Compared with Manganese Metalosate
• Trial on Weaned Piglets SQM Iron Compared with Iron Sulfate
• Trial with Baby Vig in Germany - 1993/1994
• Trial with Piglet Primer in England - 1993*
• SQM Trials Results from Birth to 70 Days*
• Trial with Baby Vig and SQM on Piglets - Spain 1994
• Trials on Weaned Piglets with SQM in Feed - 1994
• Results of the Use of Complements Based on SQM Protected Trace Minerals on Sows and Boars
• Studies with Carbosan in Starter Feed for Piglets
• Swine Test*
• Utilization of Sea-Questra-Min in Growing Swine*

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* - Indicates research conducted by Universities or Independant Research Institutions