RANACID ensures hygiene by reduction of pathogen load and controls the pH of feed and drinking water of birds. RANACID helps in altering the ionization of amino acids functional groups, change in protein folding pattern of bacterial cell into the body, helps in reducing their proliferation and promote their destruction, helps in regulating gut microflora, enhances digestion and improves intestinal health and helps in enhancing immunity. The product is applied as a measure to counter the pathogens in animal feed. Besides hygiene effects and the diminution of pathogen intake, acidifiers play important role in feed digestion, nutrient digestibility, eubiosis in gut flora and overall health.