WELCOME TO THE AUGUST GATHERING

ON BEHALF OF WIGREEN PURE FEEDS WE THANK THIS AUGUST GATHERING OF DISTINGUISHED GUESTS TO HAVE GIVEN US THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS

BRIEF SESSION ON NATURAL ANIMAL FEED INPUTS AND THEIR BENEFITS IN ANIMAL HEALTH ON THIS 27th DAY OF

JUNE 2011

WHAT IS THIS NATURAL FEED INPUT THAT WE ARE TALKING OF

IT MAY BE TERMED AS A VERY EFFECTIVE SUPPLEMENTATION OF ANIMAL FEED BOTH IN TERMS

OF COST AS WELL AS IN TERMS OF THE IMPROVEMENT IN GENERAL HEALTH OF THE ANIMAL

TO WHICH IT IS GIVEN

ADDITIONALLY SUCH A SUPPLEMENTATION IS DERIVED FROM NATURAL SOURCES OF PLANT ORIGIN AND HENCE IS COMPLETELY SAFE AND NON TOXIC TO

ANIMALS OF ALL AGES AND SIZES

WHAT IS THIS NATURAL PRODUCT

WE ARE TALKING HERE ABOUT FULVIC ACID, A MIRACULOUS NATURAL COMPOUND OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE ELIXIR OF LIFE THAT

HAS BEEN USED AS A GENERAL HEALTH SUPPLEMENT FOR AGES TOGETHER IN MANY

PARTS OF THE GLOBE, INCLUDING THE FOOTHILLS OF INDIA, WHICH HAS BEEN ONE OF

THE EARLIEST USERS

WHAT IS FULVIC ACID – HUMUS •WHEN ANY ORGANIC MATTER IS ADDED TO THE SOIL THE SAME IS DECOMPOSED BY THE ACTION OF INNUMERABLE MICROORGANISMS THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR EVERY BIOLOGICAL PROCESS•THE END PRODUCT AFTER SUCH DECOMPOSITION IS CALLED HUMUS A COMPLEX MIXTURE OF DARK BROWN AMORPHOUS AND COLLOIDAL SUBSTANCE IMPORTANT FOR ENHANCING NUTRIENT UPTAKE, IMPARTING RESISTANCE CAPACITY AND IMPROVING GENERAL HEALTH•THE QUALITY OF SUCH NATURAL FORMATION OF HUMUS OVER A VERY LONG PERIOD OF TIME DEPENDS UPON THE ORIGINAL PLANT MATERIAL FROM WHICH IT IS FORMED AND SUCH FORMATIONS ARE EXTREMELY STABLE COMPOUND WITH ITS CHARACTERISTICS REMAINING EFFECTIVE FOR A FAIRLY LONG PERIOD OF TIME

FROM HUMUS TO HUMIC ACID

While it is true that all Humus is Organic Matter not all

OrganicMatter is Humus. Four identifying characteristics of

humus are Its origin or parent material can no longer be

identified It must lose all its fibre, cellulose, lignin protein etc. It resists further decomposition It is minute amount of its parent material

When organic matter decomposes to the point it becomes Humus, it may be defined as

Humic –The portion of Humus which is soluble & called HUMIC ACIDS

Non Humic - The portion of Humus which is insoluble and called HUMIN

HUMIC ACIDS AND ITS COMPONENTS

HUMIC ACIDS HAS THE FOLLOWING THREE COMPONENTS

HUMIC ACID FULVIC ACID ULMIC ACID

LONG CHAIN LOWEST MOLECULAR DARK MATERIAL MOLECULE WEIGHT WATER SOLUBLE IN

WITH HEAVY SOLUBLE UNDER ALCOHOLMOLECULAR ALL Ph LITTLE RESEARCH

WEIGHT HISTORY

HUMIC ACID AND FULVIC ACID DEFINED

Humic and Fulvic acids are organic compounds of carbon, (also called "humin substances") that are found in the natural

environment of planet earth. Specifically, "humic substances" are the factors that define "fertility" in farming soils, and also

include humus and phenolic acid. Humic substances are the residue of plant fibers rich in carbon that have decomposed in concentrated layers over the millennia. The richest sources of

humin substances are the peat bogs of Europe, which contain the residue of plants that lived 6,000-10,000 years ago. It is also interesting to note the base root of the word "humin" in the

original Greek texts refers to the earth itself – as does the related word "human" meaning being formed of the earth itself. (The

Genesis account in the bible refers to man being formed from the "dust of the earth" – or in the Greek text – the HUMIN of earth

HUMIC ACID AND FULVIC ACID - CONTD

HUMIC ACID : Is a long chain molecule with medium molecular weight between 50000 to 100000 dalton soluble in Alkaline pH. Oxygen comprises around 36% while Nitrogen is around 4%. Because of specific molecular weight humic acid is a powerful electron donor carrying a large negative surplus electric charge on its surface.This release of electrons allows increased energy release on the cellular level of seeds & plant roots resulting in rich and abundant plant growth. This is the portion of the soil responsible for composting and transfers the nutrient from the soil to the living organism. This material accompanies the nutrient into the organism and performs many benefitsFULVIC ACID :  A humic substance that is water soluble under all pH conditions. Fulvic acid have the lowest molecular size and weight of all humic substances, with a molecular weight of only 2000 dalton. Oxygen content is very high at 48%, with nitrogen content below 4%. When combined with humic acid, the combined surface negative electron charge is compounded, causing significant energy production. This is the portion of the soil responsible for chelating (grabbing hold of metals) minerals and transferring them to the living organism. Fulvic acid is unique in its chelation ability as it captures life essential minerals and places an electrical charge on them for ready uptake by the organism. Toxic metals are also chelated, but are neutrally charged and have difficulty in entering a living organism. Fulvic acids also act to detoxify the body of those heavy metals that may enter it.

HUMIC ACIDS – SOURCE AND CHEMISTRY

Humic acids are complex molecules that exist naturally in soils, peats, oceans & fresh waters. The best source of humic Acids are the soft sedimentation layers of brown coal called LEONARDITE an organic

material found beneath the earth surface in the cold climes of the US, Russia etc. Often referred to as the oxidised Lignite, they are the richest as well as the most economical source of Humic Acids.

SOURCES AND CONTENT – A TABLE

Natural Source Content(%) Natural Source Content(%)

H F H F

Leonardite 40 85 Dung 5 15

Black Peat 10 40 Compost 2 6

Sapropel Peat 10 20 Soil / Sludge 1 5

Brown Coal 10 30 Hard Coal 0 1

The quality of Leonardite depends upon the original plant material from which it is formed and hence it varies from deposit to deposit. As a result the quality of Humic Acid also depends upon the quality of Leonardite

WHAT IS LEONARDITE

Many thousands of years ago large bodies of water existed where huge quantities of organic matter began to deposit and

decompose slowly. Over the years the giant peat bogs were formed . Through geological activity many of these bogs were buried. After burial the organic material began to lose oxygen

and be transformed into coal under heat & pressure.Those deposits that were not buried deep enough to undergo complete transformation into coal, came to be called Leonardite, after the

name of its discoverer Dr. Leonard. Humic Acids content as high as 85% were found in this material. Since its discovery in

1960 Leonardite has been extensively used as humic acids source for agriculture applications worldwide.Although humic

acids can be extracted from peat, composts or soil, none of these sources are so concentrated, abundant & inexpensive as

Leonardite.Over the years Humic Acids have found effective use in veterinary and human health applications also

HUMIC ACIDS – WINDOW OF APPLICATION

Seldom would one come across such a product having such a phenomenally wide window of application. Humic Acids are an

excellent way to provide soils, plants and animals with concentrated doses of nutrients, vitamins & trace elements.

Apart from agricultural use they have been found to be very useful in poultry farming, piggeries, horses mules and fisheries. It

builds up the immune system within the plants and animals to resist many adverse conditions and resultant diseases thereof and

imparts overall health and vigor to the plant and animal kingdom. It has also found use in the printing and dyeing

industry and environmental applications such as waste water treatment and erosion control.

Humic Acids are used in one form or the other in almost all countries of the world such as USA, UK, Australia, Austria, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, Mexico, France, Belgium, Russia

FULVIC ACID – THE AMAZING HUMIC COMPOUND

Fulvic acid is nature's perfect medicine.  It is by far the world's most complex and diverse substance.  The DNA of every living or extinct species of organism on Earth, whether plant, animal or microorganism, has eventually become a highly refined component of fulvic acid. 

Having a dramatic impact on health, fulvic acid is the element that makes nutrients absorbable.  It maintains cellular integrity and aids in the cellular detoxification process.  Fulvic acid is so powerful that a single molecule can transport other molecules many times its own weight.  Fulvic acid delivers more than 60 minerals and trace elements to cells.  Scientists have referred to it as the elixir of life and theorize that without it, live would not exist.

Fulvic acid is one of the most powerful electrolytes known to exist.  It charges, regenerates, regulates and delivers its energies to living cells.  It balances cellular life by restoring the electrical potential that was once normal to the cell.

FULVIC ACID – THE MISSING LINK BETWEEN LIFE & LIFELESS

Fulvic acid is necessary for the utilization of vitamins, enzyme production and hormone structures.  It is essential to living cells carrying out metabolic processes.  It balances and energizes cell life and the biological properties it comes into contact with.

Fulvic acid renders free radicals harmless by reacting with both negatively and positively charged unpaired electrons.  It can either alter them into new useable compounds, or eliminate them as waste.  It scavenges heavy metals and detoxifies pollutants.

Cells on the inside or outside of a biological system can absorb molecules bound to fulvic acid.  Whether these natural compounds are ions (single molecules) or colloids (groupings of molecules), has little bearing on absorption.  The contention whether "colloidal" or "ionic" minerals are superior is a mute point as long as the minerals or elements are chelated by fulvic acid.  Plant derived trace minerals from naturally created fulvic deposits will contain both colloidal and ionic molecules.

FULVIC ACID – IMPORTANCE AND USE

•Extensive use of chemicals over the years have killed all soil beneficial microorganisms vital for uptake of nutritious food

•We cannot have vitamins & minerals without biologically complex minerals

•We cannot have these biologically complex minerals without fulvic acid

•Fulvic acid acts as most powerful free radical scavengers

•Supplies vital electrolytes & increases assimilation

•Catalyzes enzyme reaction & stimulates metabolism

•Chelates & coverts inorganic minerals into organic complexes

•Demonstrates amazing capacity for electrochemical balance

•Acts as antimicrobial, antibiotic, antiviral & antifungal agent

•Aids faster and fuller seed germination in all crops

HUMIC ACIDS (HUMIC / FULVIC) IN VETERINARY APPLICATIONS

Humic acids can be successfully used as animal feed additive in all animals ranging from dairy cows to horses to mules to camels to poultry to swine to goats & sheep to rabbits etc.

Need to use Humic Acids in live stock

•Increasing mass production of animal husbandry chemically throughout the globe has had undesired effect on animal nature which had adversely effected the natural development of the immune systems of the animals

•First Vitamins then antibiotics and finally hormones were used as growth promoters

•Negative effects of such rampant use on animal and human health has been evidenced recently in various studies worldwide

•There was a new search for a growth promoter without environmental and residual problems

HUMIC ACIDS – VETERINARY APPLICATIONS - CONTD

•HA impart overall vigor towards general improvement of animals health

•HA decrease levels of mycotoxins

•HA improve protein digestion and Calcium & trace element utilisation

•Improves gut health, nutrient absorption & nutritional status

•Improves diet digestibility maintaining optimum pH within gut

•This results in lower levels of Nitrogen excretion & less odor

•Improves gastric & intestinal conditions of animals

•Improves feed intake thus aiding live weight gain

•Improves Food Conversion Ratio and level of looseness of faeces

•Improves milk production & butterfat percentages in cattle

•Decreases feed costs and reduces stress and fatigue

•Reduces fly population and thus the cost of insect control

•Improves animal immune system against stress & other normal setbacks

•Reduces incidence of diarrhea and other digestive upsets

•Reduces substantially mortality percentage in poultry etc

•Acts as antiviral agent against viruses of cold, flu,herpes etc

HUMIC ACIDS – SOME AMAZING PROPERTIES

BLOOD PROPERTIES

It has been found that humic acid in dose levels of 100-300 milligrams per kilogram body weight has no effect on bleeding time, clotting time, thrombin time, plate count, or induced platelet aggregation . Red blood cells and hemoglobin stay on normal levels under the influence of humate in comparison with control groups . Literature has indicated that the red blood cells have the capability of carrying higher percentages of oxygen when in the presence of humate. Human subjects taking humate have reported feelings of euphoria, similar to hyperventilating, during the first few days of taking humate. This euphoria is a result of additional oxygen. Healing of injuries, as a result of additional oxygen, is much quicker. Cutting horses have ankle inflammations frequently from their rigorous training programs. Healing times for these injuries have been reduced by the usage of humates.

 

MINERAL TRANSFERS

Humates contain both humic and fulvic acids. The fulvic acid is the chelator that carries the minerals. The humic acid acts as dilator increasing the cell wall permeability. This increased permeability allows easier transfer of minerals from the blood to the bone and cells. Testing on cows has indicated an increase of 16% more calcium. It has been shown that incubation of cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cells with natural or synthetic humic acid results in an enhanced surface expression of tissue factor activity. There are also changes in intracellular divalent calcium levels . Literature reports additional transport of iodine from foods into the thyroid glands . Just as fulvic acid carries life-sustaining minerals to the body, it also captures and removes toxic metals from the body. Detoxification takes place within first three to four days of usage. Both human and animal have reported looseness of bowels due to detoxification during this period and return to more solid manure after the third to forth day.

 

 

 

HUMIC ACIDS – SOME AMAZING PROPERTIES - CONTD

STRESS MANAGEMENT

Literature has reported that humates block or reduce the production of stress causing hormones. This has been observed in animal behavior, in particular with show calves first entering the arena. Animals on humate are less affected by the outside stimulus of the crowds or confining areas of the arena. This effect has been noted on sheep, horses, cattle and hogs. In dairy operations, those animals not on humate aggressively eat their feed rations while humate animals leisurely graze. Laboratory testing at Penn State physically restrained rats by binding them to artificially create stress and measured hormones known to cause stress. Those rats fed humate showed significantly less amounts of those hormones.

CELL MUTATION

Humates within the body work with DNA and cellular division. It has been noted that the humate tends to prevent cellular mutation during reproduction. Several technical papers were noted during literature research for this paper regarding cancer research with humates.

Natural humic acid administered prophylacticly to rats can decrease significantly the amount of gastric mucus damage induced with ethanol. Humic acid also significantly accelerated the healing process of experimentally induced ulcers (52).

MICROBIAL INTERACTION

Humates are known to stimulate microbial activity. In soil testing for microbial activity, levels increased 400 to 5000 times with the introduction of humate (300 ppm) into the soil. Humates added to feed rations stimulate the microbial growth and the extent can be quite large depending upon the species, the culture medium, and the environment (45).

Humic substances have been also known to exhibit anti-microbial properties. Species for which natural humic substances have been shown to be inhibitory include C. albican, Ent. Cloacac, Prot. Vulgaris, Ps. Aeruginosa, S. typhimurium, St. aureus, St. epidermidis, and Str pyogenes (12). It seems that within the body, humates stimulate the “good” microbes while suppressing the “bad” microbes. Testing of milk during field trials indicated a large increase of microbes within the milk. This is usually an indication to the dairyman of impending mastitis (tit infection). The opposite actually happened. Mastitis cases within the milking herd dropped from an average of 3 to 4 cases daily to 4 cases in a month .

HUMIC ACIDS – SOME AMAZING PROPERTIES - CONTD

ANTIVIRAL PROPERTIES

Humates are effective media additives for the production of antibiotics in the soil .

Humic substances have long been known to exhibit antiviral properties in particular rhinoviruses . Viral pathogens for which soil-extract materials have been shown to be effective include in particular Coxsackie virus A9 , herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 (10),(11), (21), (29), (36), and , human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) , influenza type A and B , as well as other respiratory tract infections.

Humic acids have also been employed as veterinary medicine therapy successfully employing peat mull (extracted humic acid) to prevent the transmission of foot and mouth disease in pigs . Humate is a pharmacy that raises non-specific organism resistance. This fact was confirmed by using such models as atoxic anemia, toxic hepatitis, peptic ulcer and hypercholesterolemia .

DETOXIFYING PROPERTIES

Fulvic acid, a component of humate, is a strong chelator. It is unique in its chelating ability. Life sustaining minerals, when chelated by fulvic, are placed in a chemical state (phyto-state) such that they are readily absorbed by the cell or organism. Toxic heavy metals are also chelated but placed in a chemical state that is difficult for cellular absorption. Fulvic acid in the soil acts as a filter for toxic metals. It will grab the a toxic metal and immobilize it which prevents it from migrating or chemically reacting. When crops are grown on soils deficient in fulvic acid, toxic metals can be absorbed by the plant and passed into the food chain. Many of our foods present today are grown under conditions of “worn out” soil. As a result, more toxic metals are being ingested which cab be removed by fulvic acid

HUMIC ACIDS – SOME AMAZING PROPERTIES - CONTD

ODOR REDUCTION

Texas A&M University System researchers have discovered that using humate decreases volatile ammonia in animal waste by 64%, reduces odor, and improves the nitrogen to phosphorus ration in the waste. Scientist are developing ration formulations to enhance manure characteristics while maintaining animal performance as well as devising other approached to maintain feedlot efficiency and manage waste .

Observations from field trials on dairy animals indicate a more complete digestion of feed as observed from the manure and urine. Manure from the humate test herd consisted of fine particle, low odor matter while control animals contained lumps of corn and straw and high ammonia odors. Urine from the test herd was clear and odorless while the control herd was amber with odor . A similar effect has been observed on hogs.

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) (rotten egg odor) has also been reduced by the addition of humate to the mix. Wagner Quarries Company has demonstrated reductions in H2S by humate interaction. The mechanism is not fully understood, but results indicate good odor reduction .

 

HUMIC ACID APPLICATION – CASE HISTORIES

DAIRY TESTSCanton, Texas. This test was run on 500 high producing dairy cattle over a 28-day period. Milk, blood and animal waste were analyzed before, during and after the testing period. The introduction of the humate into the diet produced 1.9 pounds of extra milk daily per animal. The feed consumption dropped from 38 lbs. per day to 36 lbs. per day during the test. At the conclusion of the test period, consumption returned to 38 lbs. With these changes in feed quantities, it can be concluded that the animal was digesting its nutrient more completely, thus creating greater milk production. Additionally the humates produced a calming effect on the animals as exhibited by lowered aggressiveness in eating and reduced the effects of heat stresses produced by summer temperatures. Lactation decline curves flattened significantly during the testing period. This indicates that longer milking periods can be achieved raising the cumulative amounts of milk received from each cow. Odors from the animal wastes were reduced. Less volumes of manure and reductions in ammonia odor results in less waste and reduces the effects of potential insect born diseases (26).

A farmer in Waco, Texas, mixed humates into the rations of a mature cow and three calves. Reports after 60 days indicated coloration and health of the animals to be excellent. Weight gain on the calves was reported to be above the norm. Although no usable data was collected on this test, the cattleman did report something that was significant. He had been trying to breed the cow over a three-year period without success. During the testing period, the cow became pregnant.

CHICKENS 

Purcell, Oklahoma. Two pens (20 each) of newly hatched chicks were used for a test and control. The test birds were fed humate in the diet while the control was not. Feather development came earlier on the humate birds. The test group was fully feathered a full week ahead of the control group. Weight gain of the test group after 30 days amounted to 1.5 pound more mass than the control group. Of notice was the calming factor of the humate. One could enter the test pen and the birds continued with their normal pecking and wanderings while those in the control pen would became extremely excited and run with wildness. The test was continued onward for a period of six months. The mature birds were monitored for egg production. Eggs shells from the humate group were thicker and more uniform in size. Hatchling chicks from the test group were larger and more active.

HUMIC ACIDS – SAFETY AND TOXICOLGY STUDIESHumate is a safe material and exists in all soils, plants and animals. It is natural to the food chain and plays a role in the composting of dead matter into nutrients, transfer of minerals and other roles within the living organism. Many technical papers attest to humate’s safety. Scientist at the Drepropetrovish Agricultural Institute in Moscow revealed humate harmless with respect to blood, cardio-vascular system, endocrine system and other vitally important organs using patho-histological and histochemical methods. Humate does not cause allergic reactions, anaphylaxis (unexpected reactions) to other medicines; it is an apyrogen. Humate does not have embryo-toxic properties. The toxicity of naturally occurring humic acid is remarkably low . The level of toxicity on an LD-50 test of 0.536 grams per kilogram can be considered as a conformation of the harmlessness of humate . Current repeat toxicity studies presented by Laub Biochem indicated total safety at levels up to 50 mg/kg of body weight . Introduction of humates into the feed ration of chickens has reduced unspecific deaths 3 to 5%. Humates being fed to dairy cattle have shown no change in milk chemistry . Broadly speaking, concentrations in the range of 50-2000 part per million (ppm) are usually effective, yet are not cytotoxic . 

ACUTE TOXICOLOGY STUDIES

Acute toxicity testing in rats demonstrated that the lethal dose of the standardised (Humic/Fulvic Acid) is extremely high, at more than 10 gm/kg body weight of the animals used in the study. Cumulative and subacute toxicity and mutagenicity studies have also documented the safety of (Humic/Fulvic Acid).

Furthermore, a review of human clinical studies indicates a lack of significant side effects from the ingestion of (Humic/Fulvic Acid). The amounts of humic substances in (the Humic Acid product) are extremely low and have been documented as safe in animal and human studies. In a preliminary study, 84 Wistar rats were followed for two weeks following varying doses of the standardised (Humic/Fulvic Acid) for evidence of acute oral toxicity. The rats were both male and female and were given up to 10 gm/kg body weight of the (Humic/Fulvic Acid) formula. No death occurred even in the highest dose administered, nor were there any signs of toxicity reported based on macroscopic alterations seen in the organs of the test animals. The LD50 value was determined to be higher than 10gm/kg body weight. The standardised (Humic/Fulvic Acid) was classified as belonging to the "practically non-toxic" category.

WIGREEN PURE FEEDS – PRODUCT PROFILE

PRODUCT AND DOSAGE

CAL C VET Humic / Fulvic Acid enriched Cows 10 gms per day with feed with Calcium in Powder form Calves 5 gms per day with feed

CHICKVET Fulvic Acid and Lysine To be used as poultry in fine powder form feed additive @ 4 kg / Ton

ROOST Fulvic Acid and Lysine To be used as feed supplement in liquid form @ 2 ml per litre of water

HUMIVET Humic Acid in fine To be used as fish feed supplement granular form @ 24 kgs per acre in 3 split doses

PEDIVET Humic / Fulvic Amino Dogs 4 ml per day Acid in Liquid form Pups & Cats 2 ml per day

VOTE OF THANKS

IT WAS INDEED A PLEASURE TO HAVE PRESENTED THESE SLIDES IN FRONT OF THIS DISTINGUISHED

GATHERING. MORE THAN SELLING, WE WOULD DEEM IT AN HONOUR EVEN IF A MINISCULE PERCENTAGE OF

OUR USERS ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE GREAT HARM WE ARE DOING OURSELVES BY THE USE OF

SYTHETIC CHEMICALS FOR SHORT TERM GAINS AND STOP AWHILE TO PONDER WHETHER THEY WOULD LIKE THEIR CHILDREN TO BREATHE AN AIR LADEN

ITH TOXIC CHEMICALS AND POLLUTANTS. IF NOT ARE THEY READY TO EMBRACE THE CONCEPT OF SAFE

INPUT USE SO AS TO LEAVE BEHIND A DISEASE FREE WORLD, A POLLUTION FREE WORLD FOR THEIR

CHILDREN TO ENJOY THE EARTH AS MOTHER NATURE HAD GIVEN IT TO US.

IT IS NEVER TOO LATE AND WE ARE READY TO JOIN HANDS WITH ANYONE WHO COMES FORWARD TO

IMPLEMENT THIS NOBLE CAUSEWE HAVE ONLY ONE EARTH !! LETS PRESERVE

IT !!!