Animal health and nutrition giant Alltech agreed to the acquisition of an Irish manufacturer of mobile feeders. Kentucky-headquartered Alltech finalized undisclosed terms with receivers at KPMG now managing the Richard Keenan & Son business, which was placed in administration by directors having become insolvent.

Keenan employs 222 staff, most of them at a factory in Ireland manufacturing paddle-type tractor-operated, truck-mounted and static diet mixer-feeders for beef and dairy production. The business has been built on…