The GS 5 antimicrobial surface & textile agent from Goldshield is a patented, water stable antimicrobial agent that prevents the spread of harmful microorganisms on treated hard, porous & non-porous surfaces as well as textiles and prevents cross contamination via a residual effect that they believe would be valuable to the poultry industry worldwide and have significant functionality within the pathogen reduction program of the poultry sector. It remains active in the presence of organic matter.