Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A. The guarantees
for crude protein, equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen, crude fat,
crude fiber and mineral guarantees (when required) will be in terms of
percentage by weight.
B. Commercial
feeds containing 62% or more mineral elements shall include in the guaranteed
analysis the minimum and maximum percentages of Calcium (Ca), the minimum
percentage of phosphorus (P), and if salt is added, the minimum and maximum
percentage of salt (NaCl). Minerals, except salt (NaCl), shall be guaranteed in
terms of percentage of the element. When calcium and/or salt guarantees are
given in the guaranteed analysis such shall be stated and conform to the
following:
1. When the minimum is 5.0% or
less, the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than one percentage
point.
2. When the minimum is above
5.0%, the maximum shall not exceed the minimum by more than 20% and in no case
shall the maximum exceed the minimum by more than 5 percentage
points.
C. Guarantees
for minimum vitamin content of commercial feeds and feed supplements, when
made, shall be stated on the label in milligrams per pound of feed except that:
1. Vitamin A, other than precursors of
vitamin A, shall be stated in USP units per pound.
2. Vitamin D, in products offered for poultry
feeding, shall be stated in International Chick Units per pound.
3. Vitamin D for other uses shall be stated
in USP units per pound.
4. Vitamin
E shall be stated in International or USP units per pound.
5. Guarantees for vitamin content on the
label of a commercial feed shall state the guarantees as true vitamins, not
compounds, with the exception of the compounds, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride,
Choline Chloride, Thiamine, and d-Pantothenic Acid.
6. Oils and premixes containing vitamin A or
Vitamin D or both may be labeled to show vitamin content in terms of units per
gram.
D. Guarantees for
drugs shall be stated in terms of percent by weight, except:
1. Antibiotics present at less than 2,000
grams per ton (total) of commercial feed shall be stated in grams per ton of
commercial feed.
2. Antibiotics
present at more than 2,000 grams per ton (total) of commercial feed shall be
stated in grams per pound of commercial feed.
3. Labels for commercial feeds containing
growth promotion and/or feed efficiency levels of antibiotics, which are to be
fed continuously as the sole ration, are not required to make quantitative
guarantees except as specifically noted in the Federal Food Additive
Regulations for certain antibiotics, wherein, quantitative guarantees are
required regardless of the level or purpose of the antibiotic.
4. The term "milligrams per pound" may be
used for drugs or antibiotics in those cases where a dosage is given in
"milligrams" in the feeding directions.
E. Commercial feeds containing any added
non-protein nitrogen shall be labeled as follows:
1. Complete feeds, supplements, and
concentrates containing added nonprotein nitrogen and containing more than 5%
protein from natural sources shall be guaranteed as follows: Crude Protein,
minimum, % (This includes not more than % equivalent protein from non-protein
nitrogen).
2. Mixed feed
concentrates and supplements containing less than 5% protein from natural
sources may be guaranteed as follows: Equivalent Crude Protein from Non-Protein
Nitrogen, minimum, %.
3. Ingredient
sources of non-protein nitrogen such as Urea, Diammonium Phosphate, Ammonium
Polyphosphate Solution, Ammoniated Rice Hulls, or other basic non-protein
nitrogen ingredients defined by the Association of American Feed Control
Officials shall be guaranteed as follows: Nitrogen, minimum, % Equivalent Crude
Protein from Non-Protein Nitrogen, minimum, %.
F. Mineral phosphatic materials for feeding
purposes shall be labeled with the guarantee for minimum and maximum percentage
of calcium (when present), the minimum percentage of phosphorus, and the
maximum percentage of fluorine.
