GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FARM FEEDS
1. Substances whose use is prohibited in mixed farm feeds
2. Ingredients allowed in mixed farm feeds
3. Undesirable substances with limited use in farm feeds
4. Maximum and minimum levels of additives in farm feeds
5. Additives in complementary, supplementary and concentrated farm feeds
6. Maximum and minimum levels of stock remedies in farm feeds
7. Stock Remedies in complementary, supplementary and concentrated farm feeds
8. Sampling of farm feeds
9. Analysis method
10. Tolerances
11. Guidelines relating to ingredients and other products
ANNEXURE 1 – INGREDIENT DEFINITIONS
1. Alfalfa/Lucerne Products
2. Amino Acids and Related Products
3. Animal Products
4. Barley Products
5. Brewers Products
6. Citrus Products
7. Cereal Grains
8. Distillers' Products
9. Fats and Oils
9.7 Restaurant Oil or Fat
10. Fermentation Products
11. Grain Sorghums
12. Maize
13. Marine Products
14. Milk Products
15. Mineral Products
16. Miscellaneous Products
17. Molasses
18. Non-Protein Nitrogen
19. Oat Products
20. Oilseeds
21. Legume Seeds
22. Oilseed Products
22.21 Oilseed Products - Soya Bean Products
23. Recycled Animal Waste Products
24. Rice Products
25. Wheat Products
26. Yeast
ANNEXURE 2 – ADDITIVES
Table 2.1 Permitted Antioxidants
Table 2.2 Aromatic and Appetising Substances (Generally accepted as safe)
Table 2.3 Permitted Preservatives
Table 2.4 Permitted Colourants
Table 2.5 Permitted Emulsifiers, Stabilisers, Thickeners and Gelling Agents
Table 2.5 (CONT)
Table 2.6 Permitted Binders, Anticaking Agents and Coagulants
Table 2.6 (CONT)
ANNEXURE 3
Non-Protein Nitrogen Sources for Ruminants
ANNEXURE 4
Undesirable Substances in Farm Feeds
ANNEXURE 5
ANNEXURE 6
Permitted Stock Remedies
ANNEXURE 7
What are ASAVs/Sampling (ASVs)
Table 7.1 Acceptable analytical and sampling variations of moisture, protein, fat fibre, ash, Ca, P, Na, Cl, K, Mg and S in finished feeds
Table 7.2 Acceptable analytical and sampling variations of moisture, protein, fat fibre, ash, Ca, P, Na, Cl, K, Mg and S in ingredients
Table 7.3 Acceptable analytical and sampling variations of micro minerals, vitamins, medications, micro elements (0-1000 mg/kg) finished feeds and ingredients
ANNEXURE 8
General Feed Terms
ANNEXURE 9
Farm Feed Guideline Tables
(1) The use of the ingredients in Annexure 5 is prohibited in mixed farm feeds.
(a) it contains any feed ingredient of such nature or in such quantities that it could cause an interaction leading to the loss of one or more of the nutrients in that product such as to be below the intended nutritional requirement for that product;
(1) The use of the ingredients as specified in Annexure 1 is allowed, in mixed farm feeds unless designated otherwise in the definitions.
(1) Feed ingredients for use in farm feeds may not be sold in the Republic of South Africa unless they are sound, genuine and of merchantable quality.