Digital vademecum for nutrition and supplements
In animal nutrition the dose is given per kilo of feed, per kilo of live weight or per head per day, depending on the product. Three different units in the same catalogue, and the user has to know which one they are reading.
A digital nutrition vademecum is a supplement, premix or biostimulant maker's catalogue turned into intake rules: amount per reference unit, administration period, compatibility with other products and daily contribution of each nutrient. The system converts between units and calculates the total amount for a batch or a herd, which is the question actually being asked.
What it solves
What a PDF cannot do.
Conversion between reference units: from grams per kilo of feed to kilos of product per tonne of feed, without the user doing the arithmetic.
Total amount for a batch: how many kilos are needed for 400 animals over 21 days, which is how it is actually purchased.
Daily contribution of each nutrient at the stated dose, so overlap with another product in the same plan can be checked.
Declared compatibility between products: which can be mixed in the same intake and which must be kept apart.
Yield per presentation: how many treatment days a 25 kg sack covers at that dose and that number of animals.
Regulatory framework
Every market has its regulator.
The health registration number is the first thing a professional checks to know whether a product is authorised. The system displays it, and switches regulator according to the country of use.
| Country | Regulator | What it requires |
|---|---|---|
| European Union | Reg. (CE) 1831/2003 | Authorisation of feed additives and mandatory labelling content. |
| Spain | MAPA | Register of establishments and intermediaries in the animal feed sector. |
| Argentina | SENASA | Register of animal feed products and dietary supplements. |
| Mexico | SENASICA | Register of foods and feed supplements for use in animals. |
Why it is audited
What happens when the data is wrong.
Mixing reference units. “2 g/kg” means very different things if the kilo is of feed or of live weight, and in a real catalogue both conventions coexist without warning.
Double intake of the same nutrient from using two products in the same plan without adding up what each contributes.
A composition with no reference volume or mass: if the formula does not state how many grams the declared amounts correspond to, concentration cannot be computed and nothing can be verified.
An environmental-use product treated as if administered to the animal. It is diluted and applied to facilities: asking it for a mg/kg dose or a withdrawal time is a category error.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is a digital nutrition vademecum?
It is a supplement, premix or biostimulant maker's catalogue turned into intake rules: amount per reference unit, administration period, compatibility and daily contribution of each nutrient. The system converts between units and calculates the total amount for a batch, which is the real question for a buyer.
How are the different reference units handled?
By declaring the unit of every rule —per kilo of feed, per kilo of live weight or per head per day— and converting between them explicitly. It is the sector's most common source of error: “2 g/kg” means very different things depending on which kilo it is.
Does it detect double intake of the same nutrient?
Yes, when the composition declares amounts with their reference mass. The system adds up the daily contribution of each product in the plan and warns if a nutrient is being supplied twice.
What about environmental-use products?
They are handled separately. They are not administered to the animal —they are diluted and applied to facilities— so no per-kilo dose or withdrawal time is asked of them. What they do need is their own block of warnings: re-entry time, ventilation, protection of feeders and drinkers, and operator equipment.
Does it work for several markets?
Yes. The framework changes with the destination —Regulation (EC) 1831/2003 in the European Union, SENASA in Argentina, SENASICA in Mexico— and mandatory labelling with it. The calculation is the same; what must be declared is what changes.
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