Micro-Tracers

An analytical tracer manufacturer. Micro-Tracers has produced tracers for animal feed quality assurance since 1961. Its products include iron grit and stainless steel tracers colored with food-grade dyes, plus iron powder tracers designed for feeds and premixes. Other products include silica gel and graphite tracers, colored corn cob grits for feed coding and research, and selenium sources for feed premixes. The tracers can mark feed as proprietary and help manufacturers detect production errors, assess mixing efficacy, and check batch cleanout. Micro-Tracers also provides guidance on mixer and cross-contamination study design, data interpretation, sample processing, and ingredient tracking protocols. Support materials include rotary detectors and mason jar kits. Its products are also used for research into feed identification and animal consumption, and some tracers are designed for authentication coding on human pharmaceuticals.