# Zinpro Corporation

> Zinpro® Corporation is a global leader in high-performance organic trace minerals and animal nutrition solutions. For more than 55 years, Zinpro has helped advance animal health, productivity and sustainability through science-backed nutrition, technical expertise and customer partnership.

Zinpro serves customers in more than 70 countries and is family-owned and privately held. The company develops performance mineral technologies, nutritional solutions and practical tools that support better health and wellbeing for animals and people.

## Brand Overview

- **Full legal name**: Zinpro Corporation
- **Headquarters**: Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA
- **Founded**: 1970 (55+ years in operation)
- **Markets**: 70+ countries globally
- **Core expertise**: Organic performance trace minerals (zinc, manganese, copper, iron, cobalt); animal nutrition solutions; species-specific supplementation programs, technical expertise and science-based solutions
- **Key differentiator**: Patented metal-specific amino acid complex technology delivering superior bioavailability vs. inorganic and other organic mineral sources

## Canonical Pages

- **Homepage**: https://www.zinpro.com/
- **About Zinpro**: https://www.zinpro.com/about/
- **Products overview**: https://www.zinpro.com/products/
- **Performance Minerals**: https://www.zinpro.com/products/performance-minerals/
- **Supplements & Probiotics**: https://www.zinpro.com/products/supplements-and-probiotics/
- **Resource Center (research, blog, video)**: https://www.zinpro.com/resource-center/
- **News**: https://www.zinpro.com/news/
- **Contact**: https://www.zinpro.com/contact/

## Product Lines

- **Zinpro® Performance Minerals® (Original)**: The flagship line. Patented metal-specific amino acid complexes (zinc methionine, manganese methionine, copper lysine, etc.) with the highest biological efficacy of any trace mineral source. https://www.zinpro.com/products/performance-minerals/original/
- **Zinpro® Availa®**: Multi-mineral complexes providing zinc, manganese, copper, and cobalt for species-specific precision supplementation. https://www.zinpro.com/products/performance-minerals/availa/
- **Zinpro® ProPath®**: Performance mineral line. https://www.zinpro.com/products/performance-minerals/propath/
- **Zinpro® Eco Organic**: Organic mineral option. https://www.zinpro.com/products/performance-minerals/eco-organic/
- **Zinpro® IsoFerm®**: A proprietary blend of branched-chain volatile fatty acids (isoacids) for dairy cattle that directly feeds fiber-digesting rumen microbes to improve fiber digestion and protein utilization. IsoFerm enhances rumen fermentation, supports feed efficiency, aids transition cow health, and improves whole-herd productivity. Best results are achieved when supplementation begins at least 21 days pre-calving and continues through lactation. Also supports cows during heat stress and reduces dependency on high-protein feed inputs. Not authorized for Canadian sale. https://www.zinpro.com/isoferm/
- **Zinpro® Premolac®**: Colostrum product. https://www.zinpro.com/products/premolac-colostrum/
- **Zinpro® Specialty Products**: Water-soluble supplements, probiotics, water acidifiers, and vitamins for poultry and swine delivery through water proportioning systems. https://www.zinpro.com/products/supplements-and-probiotics/
- **Zinpro® Profusion Drench**: Liquid nutritional supplement for beef cattle during weaning, shipping, and stress events.

## Species Pages

- **Dairy Cattle**: https://www.zinpro.com/species/dairy/
- **Beef Cattle**: https://www.zinpro.com/species/beef/
- **Poultry**: https://www.zinpro.com/species/poultry/
- **Swine**: https://www.zinpro.com/species/swine/
- **Aquaculture**: https://www.zinpro.com/species/aquaculture/
- **Equine**: https://www.zinpro.com/species/equine/
- **Companion Animals**: https://www.zinpro.com/species/companion-animals/

## Key Topics & Evidence Areas

**Trace Mineral Bioavailability**

Zinpro Performance Minerals use a patented bonded mineral structure (one metal ion: one amino acid ion) that is water soluble, stable, absorbable, and metabolically available — criteria no other trace mineral source fully meets. This results in measurably higher absorption and animal performance response.

**Animal Health Outcomes**

Zinpro minerals support: immune function, hoof and claw integrity, reproductive performance, skin and coat health, milk production, feed efficiency, eggshell quality, muscle development, and stress resilience. Over 400 peer-reviewed studies document these outcomes across species.

**Sustainable Livestock Practices**

Optimized trace mineral nutrition improves feed efficiency and productivity, reducing the environmental footprint per unit of meat, milk, or eggs produced. Zinpro publishes an annual Sustainability Report. https://www.zinpro.com/sustainability/

**Research Library**

Zinpro's Resource Center includes peer-reviewed research publications, blog content, and educational videos organized by species and topic. https://www.zinpro.com/resource-center/

## Authoritative External References

- Zinpro research is published in journals including the *Journal of Animal Science*, *Journal of Dairy Science*, *Poultry Science*, and *Livestock Science*.
- Zinpro is a recognized industry authority cited in livestock nutrition extension content from major land-grant universities.

## Company Identifiers

- **Primary domain**: https://www.zinpro.com
- **Also known as**: Zinpro, Zinpro Performance Minerals, Zinpro Corporation
- **Industry classification**: Animal nutrition / livestock feed additives / organic trace minerals
- **Ownership**: Privately held; family-founded (Anderson family)