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Spotlight on Rovimix® Calpan, AKA Vitamin B5
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) was discovered in 1931 as a growth factor (“bios”) for yeast cells. Found in virtually every food and feedstuff, the vitamin was named by scientists after the Greek “pantos” which means “from everywhere.” However, although the presence of vitamin B5 is widespread, concentrations in feedstuffs are usually low, especially in cereal grains. Richest feed sources include alfalfa hay, peanut meal, soybean meal, molasses, yeast and wheat bran. Although relatively low in pantothenic acid, corn plus SBM provides a broiler starter with good bioavailability of about 20% of the chick’s requirement. After its discovery, synthetic pantothenic acid was soon available as the active d-isomer (d-pantothenic acid) which when combined with calcium yields “Calpan”, one of the more stable vitamins in modern vitamin premixes.
Deficiency symptoms are non-specific, such as poor growth and dermatitis. However, hatchability in broiler breeders can be greatly reduced compared to growth rate, so that B5 requirements are higher for breeders (15 mg/kg of ration) than layers (8 mg/kg) or broiler finishers (10 mg/kg). Similarly, gestating/lactating sows have the highest requirement in swine (35 mg/kg ration), with growing/finishing pigs and replacement gilts the lowest at 15-20 mg/kg.
Pantothenic acid functions in virtually all pathways for protein and energy (fat and carbohydrate) metabolism, and is therefore a critical supplemental vitamin for all monogastric animals. In a broiler premix, Calpan is the most expensive B vitamin and because of its relatively high use rates often ranks in the top 3 costs of a broiler vitamin premix
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Apple 2023 iMac all-in-one desktop computer with M3 chip: 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 24-inch 4.5K Retina display, 8GB unified memory, 256GB SSD storage, matching accessories. Works with iPhone; Green
About this item
- SUPERCHARGED BY M3 — Get more done faster with a next-generation chip from Apple. From creating presentations to gaming, you’ll fly through work and play.
- FITS PERFECTLY IN YOUR SPACE — The all-in-one desktop design is strikingly thin, comes in four vibrant colours and becomes the centrepiece of any room.
- IMMERSIVE DISPLAY — The 24-inch 4.5K Retina display features 500 nits of brightness and support for 1 billion colours. Everything from streaming movies to editing photos is vivid and colourful. (Actual diagonal screen size is 23.5 inches.)
- ADVANCED CAMERA AND AUDIO — Look and sound your best with a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, a studio-quality three-mic array and a six-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio.
- WORKS WITH YOUR FAVOURITE APPS — All your go-to apps run lightning fast — including Microsoft 365, Adobe Creative Cloud and Zoom. You can even run many of your favourite iPhone and iPad apps directly on your iMac. (Apps are available on the App Store.)
- WORKS WITH ALL YOUR APPLE DEVICES — You can do amazing things when you use your Apple devices together. Copy something on iPhone and paste it on iMac. Use your iMac to answer FaceTime calls or send texts with Messages. And that’s just the beginning.
- MAGIC ACCESSORIES INCLUDED — iMac comes with a colour-matched Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse.
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Apple AirPods (3rd generation) with Lightning Charging Case
About this item
- Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking places sound all around you
- Adaptive EQ automatically tunes music to your ears
- All-new contoured design
- Force sensor lets you easily control your entertainment, answer or end calls, and more
- Sweat and water resistant
- Up to 6 hours of listening time with one charge
- Up to 30 hours of total listening time with the Lightning Charging Case
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Apple iPhone 14 Pro (256 GB) – Silver
About this item
- 6.1-inch Super Retina XDR display featuring Always-On and ProMotion
- Dynamic Island, a magical new way to interact with iPhone
- 48MP Main camera for up to 4x greater resolution
- Cinematic mode now in 4K Dolby Vision up to 30 fps
- Action mode for smooth, steady, handheld videos
- Vital safety features—Emergency SOS via satellite and Crash Detection
- All-day battery life and up to 23 hours of video playback
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Grand Slam Indoor Of Show Jumping Novel
- Unrestrained and portable active stereo speaker
- Free from the confines of wires and chords
- 20 hours of portable capabilities
- Double-ended Coil Cord with 3.5mm Stereo Plugs Included
- 3/4″ Dome Tweeters: 2X and 4″ Woofer: 1X
£32.39£41.27Grand Slam Indoor Of Show Jumping Novel
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Apple Macbook Retina Display 12”
- Unrestrained and portable active stereo speaker
- Free from the confines of wires and chords
- 20 hours of portable capabilities
- Double-ended Coil Cord with 3.5mm Stereo Plugs Included
- 3/4″ Dome Tweeters: 2X and 4″ Woofer: 1X
£822.70Apple Macbook Retina Display 12”
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Apple iPhone Retina 6s Plus 64GB
- Unrestrained and portable active stereo speaker
- Free from the confines of wires and chords
- 20 hours of portable capabilities
- Double-ended Coil Cord with 3.5mm Stereo Plugs Included
- 3/4″ Dome Tweeters: 2X and 4″ Woofer: 1X
£1,250.60Apple iPhone Retina 6s Plus 64GB
£1,250.60
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