Active Ingredients

Synergistic blend of carboxylic acids and their salts designed and processed for optimal antifungal activity.

Benefits

• Moldgard's combination of potent carboxylic acids kills a broad spectrum of mould species and protects against surface yeasts (often a problem in silo storage in tropical and temperate zones).
• Moldgard is safe to use due to its neutral pH and is non-corrosive to machinery.
• Moldgard does not impair palatability or feed intake.
• Moldgard is available in powder or liquid form giving complete flexibility of use.
• Both forms may be used in Optivite's hygiene programmes and the liquid can be used to spray into housing and onto litter.

Free organic acids, have a strong antifungal activity. The unique formulation ensures that the equilibrium favours the undissociated neutral molecule which is most effective in traversing the electrical gradient across the cell wall.

Intracellular anion accumulation disrupts macromolecular synthesis and the ability of the organism to multiply.

The primary volatile components, benefiting from mutual potentiation, give a very high initial rate of kill of fungal organisms within the feed or feed ingredient. Secondary volatiles, released over time ensures a long acting effect - important as feed travels through silos, delivery vehicles and farm equipment - all potential areas of contamination.

Components
Feed enzymes of fungal or bacterial origin. The various Optizyme products are tailored to suit individual circumstances, specific formulations being dependent on the types and proportions of feed raw materials being used.

Application

• Feed Moisture Content (%) <15
• Moldgard Usage Rate (kg/tonne) 0.5
• Feed Moisture Content (%) 15-17
• Moldgard Usage Rate (kg/tonne) 1.0
• Feed Moisture Content (%) >17
• Moldgard Usage Rate (kg/tonne) 1.5