A stock solutionfor making pelleted livestock feed or pet food, comprising: a) 20 - 50 wt%. of an organic acid selected from the group consisting of formic, acetic, propionic, butyric and mixtures thereof, b) 15 - 30 wt.% of ethoxylated castor oil surfactant having an HLB from 4 to 18 and a molar ratio of 1 molecule of castor oil to 40 - 60 molecules of ethylene oxide, c) 0 - 20 wt.% of propylene glycol, d) 0 - 50 wt.% of water, and a pelleted feed made therewith.