L-Glutamine Feed Grade Supplier South Africa

What is L-Glutamine?

L-Glutamine is the most abundant free amino acid in blood and muscle tissue, classified as conditionally essential under physiological stress. In animal nutrition, it plays a pivotal role in rapidly dividing cells such as enterocytes and lymphocytes. Feed-grade L-Glutamine is produced by fermentation and supplied as a stable, free-flowing white powder.

Role in Animal Nutrition

The post-weaning transition in piglets represents one of the greatest nutritional challenges in swine production, characterised by gut barrier disruption and immune activation. L-Glutamine supplementation supports enterocyte proliferation, tight junction integrity, and villus height recovery, directly reducing post-weaning diarrhoea and improving feed intake. In poultry, glutamine supplementation in starter feeds improves intestinal development and early immune competence.

Supply & Packaging

Terracore Chemicals supplies feed-grade L-Glutamine in 25 kg bags to feed mills and premix manufacturers across South Africa. We provide technical datasheets, certificates of analysis, and application guidance for optimal inclusion rates in young animal nutrition programs.