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The Kidney Inhibition Swab is a simple to use inhibition test for screening broadspectrum antimicrobial drugs in fresh or thawed kidney tissue.

KIS reagents are self contained, solvent free, and pre-measured in a single use, disposable swab format. Results take less than 3 hours. Speed, sensitivity, and simplicity are clear advantages with the KIS Test over conventional tests used in the meat industry e.g., FAST, SOS and STOP.

PRINCIPLES

KIS test is designed to absorb kidney serum at slaughter
facilities. If antimicrobial drugs are present, microbial growth in the KIS vial is inhibited which prevents a color change to yellow. Thus, positives remain blue.

APPLICATIONS

The KIS test has been successfully applied to beef and pork kidney. It has also been adapted for on-farm testing of antibiotics in ground water, feed extracts, serum, and live animal urine samples, making it an ideal tool for pre-harvest HACCP.

KIS TEST AT A GLANCE

KIS Test

  • Detect numerous antimicrobial drugs at or near Kidney Tolerances and MRLs
  • Save time and labor - Results within 3 hours
  • Excellent for HACCP and residue avoidance programs 
  • Four place and eight place incubator options
  • Laboratory, Abbatoir, or On-Farm Applications

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