In the field of pet longevity and health, Jayoo Biotech has always taken scientific nutrition as the core driving force and become a benchmark enterprise with years of technical precipitation and industry insights. As a key nutrient for the growth and development of young animals, taurine is one of its key research directions. Through hundreds of clinical experiments, Jayoo Biotech’s R&D team has revealed that taurine is not only a basic nutritional supplement, but also a “key factor” regulating physiological functions and building a healthy foundation. Its precise supplementation is directly related to the growth quality and long-term health of pets and various farmed young animals. Jayoo Biotech is also committed to providing scientific and efficient customized nutritional solutions for the industry by combining multidisciplinary technologies to help young animals grow healthily.
I. Core Mechanisms of Taurine Promoting the Growth and Development of Young Animals
Young animals (especially from lactation to weaning) have immature liver and kidney functions, and the activity of key enzymes for taurine synthesis (such as cysteine dioxygenase and taurine transaminase) is only 30%-50% of that of adult animals, which cannot meet the physiological needs of rapid growth. Therefore, taurine must be obtained through exogenous supplementation. As a sulfur-containing non-protein amino acid, taurine provides comprehensive support for the growth and development of young animals through multiple physiological pathways:
Optimizing Nutrient Metabolism Efficiency: Taurine combines with cholic acid in the intestinal tract to form taurocholic acid. This complex can emulsify fat into droplets with a diameter of only 0.1-1 micron, expanding the action area of lipase by more than 1000 times, and significantly improving the digestion and absorption efficiency of fat and fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K). According to the research data of Jayoo Biotech, adding 0.3% taurine to puppy feed can increase fat digestibility by 22.6% and vitamin D absorption rate by 31.8%. At the same time, taurine can promote protein synthesis and amino acid balance by regulating the mTOR signaling pathway, reduce the waste of essential amino acids such as lysine and methionine, and allow young animals to more efficiently utilize nutrients in feed and convert them into growth energy. For example, after supplementing taurine in chick feed, the protein deposition rate increases by 15%-18%, and the feed conversion rate is optimized by 10%-12%.
Promoting Organ and Tissue Maturation: Taurine has a direct regulatory effect on the development of bones, muscles, and internal organs. In terms of bone development, it can promote osteoblast proliferation and calcium-phosphorus deposition, and improve bone density and toughness—experiments on 2-month-old puppies by Jayoo Biotech show that the femur length of the taurine-supplemented group is 8.3% longer than that of the control group, and the degree of bone mineralization is increased by 14.5%. In muscle development, taurine can regulate the activity of sarcoplasmic reticulum calcium pump, promote the thickening of muscle fibers, reduce muscle damage, and increase the lean meat rate of young animals by 9%-12%.
More importantly, taurine can accelerate the functional improvement of the nervous system and immune system. In the nervous system, as an inhibitory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system, it participates in the differentiation of neurons and the formation of synapses, and improves the information processing ability of the cerebral cortex—behavioral tests on kittens show that the learning and memory ability of kittens supplemented with taurine is more than 25% higher than that of the control group. In the immune system, taurine can promote thymus development and T lymphocyte maturation, enhance the phagocytic activity of macrophages, increase the antibody production capacity of young animals by 30%-40%, and significantly reduce the risk of developmental delay and infectious diseases.
Enhancing Anti-Stress Capacity: The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis of young animals is not fully developed, so they are extremely sensitive to factors such as environmental changes (temperature fluctuation, humidity change), transportation stress, and weaning stress, which are prone to reduced feed intake, growth stagnation, and even death. Taurine maintains the integrity and stability of cell membranes by regulating cell osmotic pressure, reduces the loss of electrolytes (such as potassium ions and calcium ions) in cells under stress, thereby alleviating the inhibitory effect of stress response on growth. According to the transportation stress experiment of Jayoo Biotech, supplementing 0.2% taurine to piglets 3 days before transportation can increase the feed intake recovery rate within 24 hours after transportation by 45%, reduce the weight loss by 62%, and decrease the diarrhea incidence from 38% to 11%. In addition, taurine can scavenge excess free radicals generated under stress, reduce the damage of oxidative stress to hepatocytes and cardiomyocytes, and ensure the stability of the growth process.
II. Growth Benefits and Suitable Addition Levels for Different Categories of Young Animals
Table 1: Growth Effects and Recommended Addition Levels of Taurine for Different Young Animals (Detailed Version)
| Animal Category | Growth Stage | Core Growth Benefits | Recommended Addition Level in Feed | Optimal Addition Level | Data Source & Experimental Conditions |
| Pets (Kittens) | 2-6 months old | Promotes retinal development, increases weight gain rate, reduces cardiomyopathy risk | 0.3%-0.5% (based on dry food) | 0.4% | Jayoo Biotech Clinical Experiment (n=120, 30-day-old kittens) |
| Pets (Puppies) | 2-8 months old | Accelerates bone calcification, improves coat luster, enhances immunity | 0.2%-0.4% (based on dry food) | 0.3% | Jayoo Biotech Clinical Experiment (n=150, 45-day-old puppies) |
| Aquatic Animals (Juvenile Fish) | Larval to Juvenile Stage | Increases growth rate, improves hypoxia tolerance, reduces deformity rate | 0.2%-0.5% | 0.35% | Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences (water temperature 25℃, breeding cycle 60 days) |
| Aquatic Animals (Juvenile Shrimp) | Mysis to Postlarval Stage | Promotes molting, improves survival rate, enhances meat elasticity | 0.3%-0.6% | 0.45% | College of Fisheries, South China Agricultural University (salinity 25‰, pH 7.8) |
| Livestock and Poultry (Weaned Piglets) | 1-4 weeks after weaning | Increases daily gain, reduces feed-to-gain ratio, decreases weaning diarrhea | 0.1%-0.2% | 0.15% | Institute of Animal Nutrition, China Agricultural University (21-day-old weaned piglets) |
| Livestock and Poultry (Chicks) | 1-42 days old | Improves survival rate, accelerates feather growth, enhances cold resistance | 0.08%-0.15% | 0.12% | College of Animal Science, Northeast Agricultural University (room temperature 28-32℃) |
| Weaned Rabbits | 35-70 days old | Improves feed intake and daily gain, enhances immune function | 0.08%-0.12% | 0.10% | VIP Journal (New Zealand white rabbits, ad libitum feeding) |
| Growing Laying Ducks | 4-16 weeks old | Promotes bone and reproductive organ development, lays the foundation for egg production | 0.05%-0.15% | 0.10% | Originality Document (Shaoxing Ma ducks, cage breeding mode) |
| Special Animals (Juvenile Mink) | 2-3 months old | Increases fur density, accelerates growth, reduces disease incidence | 0.4%-0.6% | 0.5% | Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (mink farm breeding experiment) |
III. Practical Value and Application Cases of Taurine in the Cultivation of Young Animals
Improving Breeding Economic Benefits and Reducing Production Costs: For large-scale farmed young animals (such as chicks, piglets, and aquatic seedlings), the addition of taurine can optimize breeding benefits from multiple dimensions. Taking chick breeding as an example, a large-scale poultry breeding enterprise added 0.12% taurine to the feed of 1-42-day-old chicks. The results showed that the survival rate increased from 92.3% to 98.7%, the average daily gain increased from 32.5g to 37.8g, the feed-to-gain ratio decreased from 1.85 to 1.62, and the breeding cycle was shortened by 5 days. Based on 100,000 chicks, this item alone can increase net profit by about 180,000 yuan.
In the field of aquatic breeding, a mandarin fish seedling base adopted a 0.35% taurine addition scheme. The survival rate of larvae to juveniles increased by 35%, the deformity rate decreased from 12% to 3.2%, the seedling raising cycle was shortened by 8 days, and the yield per unit water body increased by 28%. The customized taurine supplementation scheme developed by Jayoo Biotech for a shrimp seedling farm increased the molting frequency of juvenile Penaeus vannamei by 20%, enhanced hypoxia tolerance (mortality rate decreased by 60% when dissolved oxygen dropped to 2mg/L), and significantly reduced breeding risks under extreme weather.
Ensuring Long-Term Pet Health and Meeting High-End Pet Raising Needs: In the pet field focused by Jayoo Biotech, the supplementation of taurine plays an irreplaceable role in the health of kittens and puppies. Felines are typical “taurine-dependent” animals, which cannot synthesize enough taurine by themselves. Long-term deficiency can lead to retinal degeneration, dilated cardiomyopathy, reproductive dysfunction and other serious problems. According to the clinical data of Jayoo Biotech, adding 0.4% taurine to the feed of 2-6-month-old kittens can increase the number of retinal photoreceptor cells by 40%, enhance cardiomyocyte viability by 35%, and reduce the incidence of cardiomyopathy in adulthood by more than 80%.
For puppies, especially medium and large breeds (such as Golden Retrievers and Labradors), bone development in the young stage is crucial. The taurine compound nutrition scheme developed by Jayoo Biotech for medium and large puppies, combined with calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D and other nutrients, reduced the incidence of skeletal dysplasia in puppies from 15% to 2.3%, and reduced the risk of joint diseases in adulthood by 65%. In addition, taurine can improve the quality of pet fur, increase hair density by 20%, and enhance luster, meeting the dual needs of modern pet owners for pet health and appearance.
The R&D team of Jayoo Biotech also found that taurine has a synergistic effect with green feed additives such as probiotics and plant extracts. For example, when taurine is used in combination with Saccharomyces boulardii, the intestinal flora balance of young animals is increased by 50%, and the incidence of diarrhea is further reduced by 30%; when compounded with tea polyphenols, the antioxidant capacity is enhanced by 45%, and the cell damage rate is reduced by 28%. This synergistic scheme has been adopted by many breeding enterprises, achieving the dual goals of “nutrition + health care”.
IV. Technological Innovation and Industry Empowerment of Jayoo Biotech
As a leading enterprise in the field of pet longevity and health, Jayoo Biotech has many core technical advantages in the application research of taurine:
Precise Dosage Customization Technology: Based on different animal categories, growth stages, and breeding environments (such as temperature, humidity, and feed type), Jayoo Biotech has established a “three-dimensional dosage model” to accurately match the optimal taurine addition amount through big data algorithms. For example, for chicks in high-temperature environments, the addition amount is automatically adjusted by 20% to cope with the increased nutritional consumption caused by heat stress; for indoor-raised pet kittens, the dosage ratio is optimized to balance growth needs and kidney metabolic burden.
R&D of Efficient Delivery System: To solve the problems of easy oxidation and insufficient stability of taurine in the feed processing process, Jayoo Biotech adopts microencapsulation technology, wrapping taurine in a composite membrane of β-cyclodextrin and gelatin. This makes the retention rate of taurine in the high-temperature granulation (120℃) process increase from 75% to 98%, and the stability during the storage period (6 months) increases by 3 times. At the same time, this microcapsule structure can release slowly in the animal intestinal tract, prolong the action time, and improve the absorption efficiency.
Clinical Verification and Data Support: Jayoo Biotech has established cooperation with more than 20 scientific research institutions at home and abroad (such as China Agricultural University and American College of Veterinary Nutrition), and has carried out more than 1200 clinical experiments covering more than 20 types of young animals, accumulating more than 100,000 growth data. These data not only verify the application effect of taurine, but also provide scientific reference standards for the industry, promoting the standardized application of taurine in the field of young animal nutrition.
V. Conclusion: Led by Jayoo Biotech, Taurine Empowers a New Height in the Healthy Growth of Young Animals
The promoting effect of taurine on the growth and development of young animals is universal and critical, with mechanisms covering multiple dimensions such as nutrient metabolism, organ development and stress regulation, and a wide range of application scenarios; scientific supplementation is a core means for young animal cultivation. As a deep-rooted player in the field of pet longevity and health, Jayoo Biotech will take “scientific nutrition, empowering life” as its mission, continue to focus on the research of key nutrients such as taurine, provide comprehensive nutritional support through precise dosage regulation, efficient delivery technology and customized solutions. In the future, it will also explore the synergistic effect of taurine with other nutrients, unlock more potential values, lead the industry development, and inject new momentum into the global animal breeding health and pet welfare improvement.