Farm Solutions · Drinking water

Through the water, when the gut has to adapt.

Illustration: Yeast cell wall and acids for drinking water

The whole yeast cell wall
Mannans (MOS) and beta-glucans kept together, as the yeast made them.
Acids for the pH
Organic and mineral acids lower the pH of the water and upper gut.
A few days, one flock
A few days in the water, then a pause until the next key moment.

Linkamune: inactivated yeast and acids for drinking water

Name: Linkamune
Uploaded: 2026-11-04
Duration: 1 min 13 s
Description: Inactivated yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and acids for poultry and pig drinking water: use, rate, documents on request.

An inactivated Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast, supplied whole, combined with acids, as a liquid suspension for poultry and pig drinking water. To act through the water, on one flock, over the few days when the digestive tract has to adapt. Beyond digestive security, it helps support the animal’s natural defences.

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Form: Opaque brown liquid, suspension
Species: Poultry (broilers, layers), pigs
Use: In drinking water, in short, repeated courses
Packs: 1 L bottle, 5 L and 20 L cans

The problem

Placement, weaning, transport: the gut takes the strain

Chick placement, a change of feed, piglet weaning, transport, mixing groups: at each of these moments the digestive tract has to adapt fast, to a new feed, new water, a new group. The balance of the gut flora and the state of the gut lining are settled within a few days.

Feed does not change overnight; water does. It is the route for bringing ingredients that support this period to a single flock, at the right time.

The principle

Two actions in one liquid

Acids for pH, a whole inactivated yeast for the digestive tract.

The acids lower the pH.The acids lower the pH of the water and of the upper digestive tract.
The yeast acts physically.Supplied whole, the inactivated yeast keeps its wall, rich in mannans and beta-glucans: it acts physically in the digestive tract and serves as a fermentation substrate for the desired flora.
The yeast stays whole.It is supplied whole, rather than reduced to a purified fraction.

Linkamune at a glance

1 min 13 s, subtitled in English

Inactivated yeast

Beta-glucans and MOS in poultry: what the inactivated yeast brings

The cell wall of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is made mostly of two families of complex sugars: beta-glucans, its framework, and mannans, its outer layer, often referred to as MOS (mannan-oligosaccharides). Beta-glucans and MOS in poultry and pig feed are among the most studied ingredients in animal nutrition, for their interactions with the gut flora and lining.

In the feed, beta-glucans and MOS are used continuously. Linkamune brings them through the drinking water, with the whole inactivated yeast that carries them, for courses of a few days, repeated, on a chosen flock at a chosen time.

Linkamune is not a live yeast: it is an inactivated yeast, supplied whole with acids. Is yeast good for chickens? Inactivated yeast is a common ingredient in poultry nutrition; what makes the difference is the form in which it is given and the timing.

At chick placement, see broiler brooding, the first week; for water at the right pH, Linkacid Prime L.

The product

Linkamune in practice

One grade, a liquid suspension for poultry and pig drinking water.

Simplified technical data sheet

linkamune

What it is: Inactivated yeast and acids
Range: Farm Solutions · Drinking water
Species: Poultry (broilers, layers), pigs
Use: A whole inactivated yeast and acids through the water, in short, repeated courses, for digestive security; it helps support the animal’s natural defences.
Form and appearance: Opaque brown liquid, shake before use
Packaging: 1 L bottle, 5 L and 20 L cans
Shelf life and storage: 24 months. Cool, dry and dark; close tightly
Key ingredients: Inactivated yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) and acids.
Indicative rate: Broilers and layers: 1 L per 1,000 L of water, 3 to 5 days, every 2 weeksPiglets at weaning: 1 L per 1,000 L, 5 to 7 days, then 3 to 5 days every 2 weeksFattening pigs and sows: 0.5–1 L per 1,000 L, in at-risk periodsDrinking water kept above pH 4, checked at the end of the line

Indicative rates, taken from the current technical data sheet. We fit the programme with you, according to species, age and period.

Trial results available on request.Ask for the trial results →

How to use

Shake, prepare, store

Linkamune is a suspension: shake the can before each use. Make up the stock solution on the day of use, in a clean tank; the amount of product depends on the day’s water intake and on the dosing pump’s injection rate. Linkamune is one of our drinking water supplements.

Never in the same water as a live vaccine: flush the line, vaccinate, then resume.
With a water acidifier: Linkamune lowers the pH too; if both go into the same water, reset the rate and check the pH at the end of the line.
With another product in the water: check compatibility before combining them; when in doubt, separate them in time.
Storage: 24 months, cool, dry and away from light; close tightly.

In practice

What Linkamune is

An inactivated yeast and acids for drinking water: animal nutrition ingredients, described by their composition and use. Technical data sheet, safety data sheet and status in your country: on request.

Linker products are additives and supplements for feed and drinking water, used within a farm’s programme.

A question, and someone to answer it

Tell us which period you need to get through

Species, age, period (placement, feed change, weaning, transport), water intake and pump model: with these, a technician suggests a programme and a rate.

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Frequently asked questions

What is an inactivated yeast?

It is a yeast whose cells are no longer alive, supplied whole, with its wall, made mostly of beta-glucans and mannans. In Linkamune it is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast, combined with acids.

What are the uses of beta-glucan in poultry, and how do they differ from MOS?

Beta-glucans form the framework of the wall; mannans, or MOS, form its outer layer. Both are studied for their interactions with the gut flora and lining. A yeast supplied whole provides the two together, where a purified fraction often supplies only one.

Is Linkamune a probiotic?

No. A probiotic supplies live micro-organisms. Linkamune supplies an inactivated yeast, with acids.

Can Linkamune be given during vaccination?

No: never in the same water as a live vaccine. Flush the line, vaccinate as your veterinarian instructs, then resume.