Feed Additives
Feed Additives
Certain Substances Used in Animal Nutrition and Processing Aids Used in Feeding Stuffs
TABLE 5
1.1 Trace elements
The following substances are included in this category:
E1 Iron:
ferrous(II) carbonate
ferrous(II) sulphate monohydrate and/or heptahydrate
ferric (III) oxide
E2 Iodine:
calcium iodate, anhydrous
calcium iodate, hexahydrate
potassium iodide
sodium iodide
E3 Cobalt:
cobaltous (II) sulphate monohydrate and/or heptahydrate
basic cobaltous (II) carbonate, monohydrate
E4 Copper:
Copper (II) oxide
basic copper (II) carbonate, monohydrate
copper (II) sulphate, pentahydrate
E5 Manganese:
Manganese (II) carbonate
manganous oxide and manganic oxide
manganous (II) sulfate, mono- and/or tetrahydrate
E6 Zinc:
zinc carbonate
zinc oxide
zinc sulphate mono- and/or hepta-hydrate
E7 Molybdenum:
ammonium molybdate, natrium molybdate
E8 Selenium:
sodium selenate
sodium selenite
E9 Organic Acids
1.2 Vitamins, provitamins and chemically well-defined substances having a similar effect
The following substances are included in this category. Vitamins approved for use in this category:
Vitamins approved for use under NZ legislation:
- preferably derived from raw materials occurring naturally in feedingstuffs, or - synthetic vitamins identical to natural vitamins only for monogastric animals.
1.3 Enzymes
- Enzymes authorised under NZ legislation
1.4 Micro-organisms
- authorised under NZ legislation
1.5 Preservatives
The following are included in this category:
E236 Formic acid only for silage
E260 Acetic acid only for silage
E270 Lactic acid only for silage
E280 Propionic acid only for silage
1.6 Binders, anti-caking agents and coagulants
The following substances are included in this category:
E551b Colloidal silica
E551c Kieselgur
E553 Sepiolite
E558 Bentonite
E559 Kaolinicic Clays
E561 Verniculite
E599 Perlite
1.7 Processing aids used in feedstuffs
Processing aids for silage. The following substances are included in this category:
- Sea salt, coarse rock salt, enzymes, yeasts, whey, sugar beet pulp, cereal flour, molasses and lactic, acetic, formic, and propionic bacteria.
When weather conditions do not allow for adequate fermentation, AsureQuality may authorise the use of lactic, formic, propionic and acetic acids in the production of silage.
1.8 Mineral & Trace Elements
With regard to minerals and trace elements used in animal nutrition, additional sources for these products may be included in this Section provided that they are of natural origin or failing that, synthetic in the same form as natural products.
1.9 Antioxidant substances
Tocopherol-rich extracts of natural origin (E306).
