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Feed and Water Quality · Sanitizers

Mitigate the microbial load at source points

Formycine reduces the microbial load in raw materials, finished feed and milling equipment, as a fine powder for long-lasting sanitization and as a liquid for a crackdown effect.
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Species

All species

Application

Raw materials, finished feed, milling equipment

Active principle

Formaldehyde and organic acids

Feed Quality

Raw material arrives with a microbial history

Sanitization is the one intervention that acts on the microbial load already present, rather than on the conditions that allow it to grow. Formycine is applied where that load enters the mill, in raw materials and at the mixer, and to the equipment that would otherwise carry contamination from one batch to the next. Two formats cover dry and liquid dosing.

Salmonella-positive ingredients, contaminated returns and equipment that has run a positive batch all deliver a load that no downstream additive was designed to remove. Sanitization treats that load directly, at intake and at the mixer, and it is the only step in the process that does.

  • Reduce the bacterial, fungal and viral load present in raw materials and finished feed at the time of treatment.
  • Treat the milling equipment itself, which otherwise recontaminates every batch that follows.
  • Support Salmonella monitoring programs where a raw material risk or a positive result justifies intervention.

*All products, services, and recommendations are country-dependent and may differ based on local compliance.

Feed Quality

How feed sanitization works

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Sanitization.

Formycine offers broad and effective control of microbes in raw materials, finished feed, and milling equipment, addressing contamination at the point where it can still be controlled.

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Complementary action against microorganisms.

Formaldehyde disrupts cell membrane and coagulates proteins, exerting antimicrobial activity against a broad range of pathogens. Propionic acid acts as a metabolic inhibitor, impairing normal cell processes, acting against recontamination.

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A public health issue.

Microbiological contamination of the feed impacts the host and poses a risk to animal health and performance, as well as public health. A proper feed sanitization improves the microbiological quality of the feed and helps in preventing such risks.

Feed Quality

Products in the range

Powder sanitizer for long-lasting feed hygiene

A fine powder feed sanitizer that controls in-feed pathogens and sanitizes feed ingredients, finished feed and milling equipment. Reducing the microbial load in feed supports animal health and farm productivity.

Form

Fine white powder

Target species

All species

Active principle

Formaldehyde, propionic acid

Application

Raw materials, finished feed, milling equipment

Packaging

25 kg bag

Shelf life

26 months

Availability

Selected markets outside the EU

Liquid sanitizer for shock treatment of the feed

A liquid feed sanitizer with rapid antimicrobial effects, controlling in-feed pathogens.

Form

Clear liquid

Target species

All species

Active principle

Formaldehyde, propionic acid, formic acid

Application

Feed and drinking water

Packaging

25 kg canister, 200 kg drum, 1000 kg IBC

Shelf life

26 months

Availability

Selected markets outside the EU

Feed Quality

Technical notes

Recontamination.

Sanitization treats the microbial load present at the time of treatment. Without an in-feed acidifier or preservative, treated feed can be recontaminated during storage, transport and on-farm handling.

Regulatory status.

Formaldehyde was denied authorization as an EU feed additive under Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/183 and remains unauthorized. Formaldehyde is allowed for use in animal feeds in the U.S. (36 C.F.R. §573.460). Both products in this range are for markets outside the EU only.

Worker safety.

Handling requirements for formaldehyde-containing products are set nationally. Confirm the applicable exposure limits, protective equipment and dosing enclosure requirements for your market before use.

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What the trials show

Formycine Gold Px, lasting pathogen control:

Bacterial contamination of the feed treated with different levels of Formycine Gold Px shows a rapid and lasting sanitation: Salmonella, E. coli and C. perfringens were not detected after treatment with 2 kg/T for all measures (at 24h, 48h, 72h and 15 days). Complete sanitization was obtained with 1 kg/T after 24h for E. coli, 48h for Salmonella, and 72h for C. perfringens, with no recontamination.

Formycine Liquido, Salmonella-contaminated feed:

An autoclaved feed was inoculated with Salmonella enteritidis serovar Typhimurium DSM 19587 to 10⁶ CFU/g, then treated with Formycine Liquido at 0.5, 1, and 2 l/T. The product reduced Salmonella by 1 to 3 logs at 0.5 l/T over 24 to 72 h, below detection at 1 l/T after 48 h, and below detection at 2 l/T within 24 h, demonstrating dose-dependent control of Salmonella in feed.

Broilers, pathogen defense trial:

In a trial, broilers were split into control and Formycine Gold Px groups for 4 weeks, with FGPx supplemented at 1 kg/ton of feed throughout life. Birds receiving Formycine Gold Px showed lower fecal bacterial counts (total bacterial count, E. coli and Salmonella) and improved body weight (+75 g) at 4 weeks of age, supporting its benefit for feed hygiene and gut health management.

Feed Quality

Where it fits

Sanitization is a targeted intervention rather than a standing program. It belongs at intake when raw material risk is known, at the mixer when a monitoring result calls for it, and on the equipment when a positive batch has passed through the line. Mills that run a preservative continuously add sanitization when the risk picture justifies it.

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