Chemical mitigants in animal feed and feed ingredients
AssigneeKansas State University Research Foundation
InventorsCassandra K. Jones, Roger A. Cochrane, Jason C. Woodworth, Steven S. Dritz
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Abstract
Methods of preventing or decreasing PEDv and/or Salmonella bacteria in animal feed, feed ingredients, and pet food are provided. The methods utilize generally safe chemical mitigants, such as medium chain fatty acids, essential oils, and sodium bisulfate. The chemical mitigants are introduced to the feed or feed ingredients at inclusion rates selected so as to prevent or decrease PEDv and/or Salmonella bacteria in the animal feed, feed ingredients, or pet food. The methods are particularly suitable for use in post-processing treatment of animal feed, feed ingredients, or pet food that will be transported and stored for multiple days or weeks.
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A method of inhibiting porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in animal feed or animal feed ingredients, the method comprising:
- providing the animal feed or animal feed ingredients to an animal infected with porcine epidemic diarrhea virus,
- wherein the animal feed or animal feed ingredients include a chemical mitigant comprising at least one medium chain fatty acid.
A method of inhibiting Salmonella bacteria in animal feed or animal feed ingredients, the method comprising:
- introducing a chemical mitigant to the animal feed or animal feed ingredients,
- wherein the chemical mitigant comprises at least one medium chain fatty acid,
- wherein the animal feed or animal feed ingredients are selected from the group consisting of swine feed, blood meal, porcine meat and bone meal (MBM), spray-dried animal plasma, feather meal, avian blood meal, poultry by-product meal, vitamin D, lysine hydrochloride, choline chloride, and soybean meal.
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