August 8, 2012
A various array of water-soluble organic feed additives for the farm animal market has been introduced by Tanke BioSciences Corporation.
These additives -- comprising multi-vitamins joined with organic trace minerals -- are known to play a primary role in fostering optimal animal growth and health, said Tanke, and are generally considered easier to administer, more speedily digested, and more effective than their dry feed additive counterparts.
Currently, Tanke's new sales division markets one water-soluble organic feed additive product to the larger animal farms in seven of China's 22 provinces. By the end of this year the company expects to have completed development of four additional water-soluble organic products, three of which will be marketed by the new sales division to animal farms throughout China. The remaining product will be marketed by Tanke's original sales force to major seafood farms across the nation.
Revenue from these products is expected to increase quarter by quarter, said CEO and chairman Guixiong Qiu, and represent 5-10% of total revenue in 2013 and 2014.
Additional revenue, however, may materialise from other new organic trace mineral products, said Qiu, including a line of proprietary feed additives aimed at strengthening farm animals' resistance against cancer and other major diseases. These products are formulated on the mineral selenium, which has thus far demonstrated impressive results in boosting animals' immune systems.
Tanke is currently China's largest producer of organic trace mineral additives, with some 7% of the market.
Founded in 1997, Tanke BioSciences Corp. (http://tanke-bio.com/) is a leading China-based agritech company developing, manufacturing and marketing animal feed additives and livestock nutritional products that address China's soaring demand for safe, reasonably priced food. All Tanke products are free of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), antibiotics, and are environment-friendly, making them optimal for animal consumption. The company's operations are based in Guangzhou, China, and its chief financial officer is located in New York City.
