RXSOL
Lab Chemical
FORMIC ACID LR 98%
SKU: RXSOL-60-6604-613
Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid, containing a single carbon. Occurs naturally in various sources including the venom of bee and ant stings, and is a useful organic synthetic reagent. Principally used as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed.
Application
The principal use of formic acid is as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. When sprayed on fresh hay or other silage, it arrests certain decay processes and causes the feed to retain its nutritive value longer, and so it is widely used to preserve winter feed for cattle.
Dosage
The next-greater dose tested, 20 mM, did not have any effect. Formic Acid was nonclas- togenic, because the effects could be eliminated by either neutralization.
