Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Kemin acquires patent for ASF-controlling product

Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer, said it has acquired a U.S. patent application for a method to control the African Swine Fever virus in feed and feed ingredients.

Trials at Kansas State University show that Sal CURB Liquid Antimicrobial, effectively inactivatea the virus in livestock feed.

Results from the trial were published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Kemin said in a company release. 

Kemin was founded at Des Moines, Iowa, and now is a global company marketing about 500 products in the food safety category.