Calcium Citrate Feed Grade Supplier South Africa

What is Calcium Citrate?

Calcium citrate is the calcium salt of citric acid, providing elemental calcium in an organic form that is well absorbed without requiring stomach acid for solubilisation. This makes it a superior calcium source for animals with compromised gastric acid production, aged companion animals, and in situations where calcium absorption must be maximised without increasing dietary phosphorus. Feed-grade calcium citrate is a fine white powder with a neutral taste and good stability.

Role in Animal Nutrition

In laying hen nutrition, calcium citrate provides highly bioavailable calcium for eggshell calcification, particularly important in older hens with declining shell quality. In companion animal nutrition, calcium citrate is preferred over calcium carbonate in senior pet food formulations because its absorption is not dependent on gastric acid secretion, which declines with age. In aquaculture, calcium citrate is used as an organic calcium source in diets where high inorganic calcium inclusion might interfere with mineral balance. Its citrate component also has mild chelating properties that improve overall mineral absorption.

Supply & Packaging

Terracore Chemicals supplies feed and nutritional-grade Calcium Citrate in 25 kg bags from quality-certified manufacturers across South Africa. We serve pet food producers, layer premix manufacturers, and aquafeed producers with full compositional analysis and technical application support.