Each customer situation is unique. Sometimes we get involved in developing completely new feed stability programs for customers. At other times, we help customers identify the source when problems occur and how to correct them. In either case, CLS works closely with you and your Kemin key account and technical service manager to develop a customized evaluation and protection protocol.

Our goal is to help you produce finished products with maximized freshness protection to meet your feed storage and shelf life expectations. And we provide our laboratory services at no charge to customers who buy products from us — as an integral part of our commitment to deliver freshness protection for you.

CLS helps maximize the benefits of using Kemin products. Our laboratory scientists are adept at understanding the spoilage activities that are happening in your products and determining the best Kemin product formulation and application rate to correct your situation. And if  requested, we can periodically monitor the results of your freshness protection program to ensure the best possible shelf life.  

The Kemin CLS program can help you determine:

• Raw material quality
• Application verification
• Equipment calibration
• Efficacy verification
• End product stability
• Antioxidant survival measurement
• Microbial and pathogen control solutions.

Latest Techniques  
Kemin CLS uses the latest equipment and techniques to deliver one of the most comprehensive laboratory analysis programs in the livestock feeding industry.  Our scientific staff provides technical expertise and equipment in the critical areas in livestock feed manufacturing.  We provide assistance in monitoring microorganisms that can have an impact on feed quality and shelf life. We deliver integrated freshness protection, stability testing and pathogen control from raw materials through finished feed.

• Advanced laboratory techniques for accelerated shelf-life studies (microbial or oxidative spoilage).
• Measurement of both antioxidant and mold inhibitor content.
• Dose titration studies.
• Presence of pathogens and spoilage organisms in feed and feed ingredients.

Latest Equipment:

• High Performance Liquid Chromatograph (HPLC)
• Gas Chromatograph (GC)
• Oxygen Bomb
• Oxidative Stability Instrument (OSI)
• Wet chemistry and microbiological methods

Your Kemin technical support team includes a key account manager; a technical services manager; application equipment experts to help you design and monitor product use, and a dedicated team of CLS scientists working at the Kemin CLS laboratory in Des Moines, Iowa.  Your support team works with you and your suppliers to develop freshness and stability specifications for raw ingredients, finished feed, and silage. Our experts help you identify problems associated with pathogens or spoilage organisms and develop antimicrobial control programs.