China: Feed and Feed Ingredient Standards

Nutrients

Specifications

Superfine

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Crude protein/ (%)

≥65

≥60

≥55

≥50

Crude lipid/ (%)

≤11 (red fishmeal)

≤9 (white fishmeal)

≤12 (red fishmeal)

≤10 (white fishmeal)

≤13

≤14

Moisture/ (%)

≤10

Salinity/ (%)

≤2

≤3

≤3

≤4

Ash/ (%)

≤16 (red fishmeal)

≤18 (white fishmeal)

≤18 (red fishmeal)

≤20 (white fishmeal)

≤20

≤23

Sand content/ (%)

≤1.5

≤2

≤3

Lysine/ (%)

≥4.6 (red fishmeal)

≥3.6 (white fishmeal)

≥4.4 (red fishmeal)

≥3.4 (white fishmeal)

≥4.2

≥3.8

Methionine/ (%)

≥1.7 (red fishmeal)

≥1.5 (white fishmeal)

≥1.5 (red fishmeal)

≥1.3 (white fishmeal)

≥1.3

Pepsin digestibility/ (%)

≥90 (red fishmeal)

≥88 (white fishmeal)

≥88 (red fishmeal)

≥86 (white fishmeal)

≥85

VBN/ (mg/100g)

≤110

≤130

≤150

Oil acid value/ (mg/g)

≤3

≤5

≤7

Urea/ (%)

≤0.3

≤0.7

Histamine/ (mg/kg)

≤300 (red fishmeal)

≤500 (red fishmeal)

≤1000 (red fishmeal)

≤1500 (red fishmeal)

≤40 (white fishmeal)

Chromium

≤8 mg/kg

Grind particle size/ (%)

≥96 (Pass through the standard sieve with 2.80 mm pores)

Impurity

No nitrogen-containing materials except the fishmeal material (e.g. vegetable oil meal, leather meal, feather meal, urea, dried blood, meat and bone meal, etc. 0 &no slug muck

Grade

1

2

3

Crude protein/ (%)

≥13.0

≥12.0

≥11.0

Crude fiber/ (%)

˂6.0

<7.0

<8.0

Ash/ (%)

˂8.0

<9.0

<10.0

Phosphorus/ (%)

Crude lipid/ (%)

Crude fiber/ (%)

Moisture / (%)

≥3.5

≤12

≤3.0

≤10.0

Nutrients

1

2

3

Crude protein/ (%)

≥50

≥45

≥40

Lysine/ (%)

≥2.4

≥2.0

≥1.6

Pepsin digestibility/ (%)

≥88

≥86

≥84

Oil acid value/ (mg/g)

≤5

≤7

≤9

TVB-N/ (mg/100g)

≤130

≤150

≤170

Ash/ (%)

≤33

≤38

≤43

phosphorus

Crude lipid

Moisture

KOH

≥11.0

≤3.0

≤5.0

≤3

Nutrients

1

2

3

Crude protein/ (%)

≥15.0

≥13.0

≥11.0

Crude fiber/ (%)

<9.0

<10.0

<11.0

Ash / (%)

<6.0

<6.0

<6.0

Moisture / (%)

≤13.0

≤13.0

≤13.0

Nutrients

Regular soybean meal

Dehulled soybean meal

1

2

1

2

Moisture/ (%)

≤12.0

≤13.0

≤12.0

≤13.0

Crude protein/ (%)

≥44.0

≥42.0

≥48.0

≥46.0

Crude fiber/ (%)

≤7.0

≤3.5

≤4.5

Ash/ (%)

≤7.0

≤7.0

Urease activity [mg/(min∙g)]

≤0.3

≤0.3

Hydroxide potassium solubility/ (%)

≥70.0

≥70.0

Indicator

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Crude protein/ (%)

≥37.0

≥34.0

≥30.0

Crude fiber/ (%)

<14.0

<14.0

<14.0

Ash/ (%)

<12.0

<12.0

<12.0

Crude lipid/ (%)

<10.0

<10.0

<10.0

Class

Common name of feed additive

Usage

Amino Acids,their salts and analogues

L-Lysine, Liquid L-Lysine (L-Lysine: min. 50%), L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, L-Lysine SulCrude lipide and its by-products from fermentation (Source: Corynebacterium glutamicum, Brevibacterium lactofermentum, L-Lysine: min. 51 %), DL-Methionine, L-Threonine, L-Tryptophan, L-Arginine, L-Arginine Monohydrochloride, Glycine, L-Tyrosine, L-Alanine, Aspartic Acid, L-Leucine, Isoleucine, L-Proline, Phenylalanine, Serine, L-Cysteine, L-Histidine, Glutamic Acid, Glutamine, Valine, Cystine, Taurine

All species or categories of animals

Methionine Hydroxy Analogue, Methionine Hydroxy Analogue Calcium

Swine, chicken , cattle or aquaculture animals

Vitamins,provitamins, chemically well defined substances having a similar biological effect to vitamins

Vitamin A, Vitamin A Acetate, Retinol Palmitate, beta-Carotene, Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B₁), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B₁), Riboflavin (Vitamin B₂) , Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B₆), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B₁₂), L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Calcium L- Ascorbate, Sodium L-Ascorbate, L- Ascorbyl-2-Phosphate, 6-Palmityl-L-Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin D₂, Vitamin D₃,    Nature Vitamin E, dl-alpha-Tocopherol, dl-alpha-Tocopherol Acetate, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite (Vitamin K₃), Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite, Menadione Nicotinamide Bisulfite, Nicotinic Acid, Niacinamide, D- Pantothenyl Alcohol, D-Calcium Pantothenate, DL-Calcium Pantothenate, Folic Acid, D-Biotin, Choline Chloride, Inositol, L-Carnitine, L-Carnitine Hydrochloride, Betaine, Betaine Hydrochloride

All species or categories of animals

Minerals

and Their Complexes (or Chelates) ¹

Sodium Chloride, Sodium SulCrude lipide, Monosodium Phosphate, Disodium Phosphate, Monopotassium Phosphate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate,  Tricalcium Phosphate, Calcium Lactate, Calcium Gluconate, Magnesium SulCrude lipide, Magnesium Oxide, Magnesium Chloride, Ferrous Citrate, Ferrous Fumarate, Ferrous Lactate, Ferrous SulCrude lipide, Ferrous Chloride, Ferric Chloride, Ferrous Carbonate, Copper Chloride, Copper SulCrude lipide, Basic Copper Chloride, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Chloride, Zinc Carbonate, Zinc SulCrude lipide, Zinc Acetate, Basic Zinc Chloride, Manganese Chloride, Manganese Oxide, Manganese SulCrude lipide, Manganese Carbonate, Manganese Phosphate (Dibasic), Potassium Iodide, Sodium Iodide, Potassium Iodate, Calcium Iodate, Cobalt Chloride, Cobalt Acetate, Cobalt SulCrude lipide, Sodium Selenite, Sodium Molybdate, Copper Methionine Complex (or Chelate), Ferric Methionine Complex (or Chelate), Manganese Methionine Complex (or Chelate), Zinc Methionine Complex (or Chelate), Copper Lysine complex (or Chelate), Zinc Lysine Complex (or Chelate), Copper Glycine Complex (or Chelate), Ferrous Glycine Complex (or Chelate), Copper Yeast Complex, Ferrous Yeast Complex, Manganese Yeast Complex, Selenium Yeast Complex, Copper Amino Acid Complex (anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed plant Crude protein), Iron Amino Acid Complex (anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed plant Crude protein), Manganese Amino Acid Complex (anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed plant Crude protein), Zinc Amino Acid Complex (anion of any amino acid derived from hydrolysed plant Crude protein)

All species or categories of animals

Copper Crude proteinate, Iron Crude proteinate, Zinc Crude proteinate, Manganese Crude proteinate

All species or categories of animals，not including ruminant

Lathanum/Cerium Chintosan Chelates

Poultry , livestock ,fish or shrimp

Zinc Lactate (α-Hydroxy Propionic Acid Zinc)

Growing- Finishing swine, poultry

Enzymes²

Amylase (Source: Aspergillus niger, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, Trichoderma longibrachiatum³, Aspergillus oryzae, Barley malt, Bacillus acidopullulyticus)

Corn silage, corn, corn gluten feed, soybean meal, wheat, wheat middlings, barley, grain sorghum, oat, pea,tapioca, millet, rice

α-Galactosidase (Source: Aspergillus niger)

Soybean meal

Cellulase (Source: Trichoderma longibrachiatum³, Aspergillus niger, Humicola insolens, Penicillium funiculosum)

Corn, barley, wheat, wheat bran, rye, grain sorghum

β-Glucanase (Source: Aspergillus niger, Bacillus subtilis, Trichoderma longibrachiatum³, Penicillium funiculosum, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Aspergillus aculeatus)

Wheat, barley, canola meal, wheat bypro- duct, oat groats, rye, triticale, grain sorghum

Glucose Oxidase (Source: Penicillium notatum, Aspergillus niger)

Glucose

Lipase (Source: Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae)

Plant and ani- mal sources of Crude lipids and oils

Maltase (Source: Bacillus subtilis)

maltose

β-Mannanase (Source: Bacillus lentus, Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma longibrachiatum³)

Corn, soybean meal, guar meal

Pectinase (Source: Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus aculeatus)

Corn, wheat

Phytase (Source: Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Trichoderma longibrachiatum³, Pichia pastoris)

Vegetable seeds which contain phytic acids such as Corn and soybean

Protease (Source: Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Bacillus subtilis, Trichoderma longibrachiatum³)

Plant and ani- mal Crude proteins

Keratinase (Source:Bacillus licheniformis)

Plant and ani- mal Crude proteins

Xylanase (Source: Aspergillus oryzae, Humicola insolens, Trichoderma longibrachiatum³, Bacillus subtilis, Penicillium funiculosum, Aspergillus niger, Pichia pastoris)

Corn, barley, rye, wheat, grain sorghum, triticale, oats

Live Micro-

organisms

Bacillus licheniformis, Bacillus subtilis, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Lactis (also known as Lactobacillus lactis) , Lactobacillus plantarum, Pediococcus acidilactici, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Candida utilis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Rhodopseudomonas palustris, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium adolescentis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus reuteri, Bifidobacterium animalis, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus Oryzae, Bacillus lentus, Bacillus pumilus, Lactobacillus cellobiosus, Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus (also know as Lactobacillus bulgaricus)

All species or categories of animals

Bacillus coagulans

Broiler, growing-finishing swines or aquaculture animals

Brevibacillus laterosporus (also known as Bacillus laterosporus)

Broiler, duck for Crude lipidtening, swine or shrimp

Antioxidants

Ethoxyquin, Butylated Hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT), Propyl Gallate, Tertiary Butyl Hydroquinone (TBHQ), Tea Polyphenol, alpha-Tocopherol (Vitamin E), 6-Palmityl-L-Ascorbic Acid

All species or categories of animals

Preservatives and Acidity    Regulators

Formic Acid, Ammonium Formate, Calcium Formate, Acetic Acid, Sodium Diacetate, Propionic Acid, Ammonium Propionate, Sodium Propionate, Calcium Propionate, Butyric Acid, Sodium Butyrate, Lactic Acid, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Sodium Sorbate, Potassium Sorbate, Fumaric Acid, Citric Acid, Potassium Citrate, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Citrate, Tartaric Acid, Malic Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Bicarbonate, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Carbonate

All species or categories of animals

Coloring Agents

Natural Xanthophyll (Marigold Extract)

Poultry,  aquaculture animals

Astaxanthin, Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous (Anamorph Phaffia rhodozyma)

Aquaculture animals, ornamental fish

Amaranth, Brilliant Blue

Pets, ornamental fish

Flavouring and Appetising Substances

Sweetening Substances

Sodium Saccharin, Sorbitol

All species or categories of animals

Flavouring Substances

Approved Food Flavoring Agents⁴, Oregano Carvacrol (Origanum aetheroleum)

Others

Sodium Glutamate, Disodium 5’- Inosinate, Disodium 5’-Guanylate, Garlicin (Allimin)

Polysacchari-des and Olig-osaccharides

Xylo-oligosaccharides

Chicken, swine   or aquaculture animals

Low-molecular-weight Chitosan

Swine, chicken or aquaculture animals

Galactomanno-oligosaccharides

Swine, broiler, rabbit or aquaculture animals

Fructo-oligosaccharides, Manno-oligosaccharides, Galacto-oligosaccharides

All species or categories of

animals

Chitosan-oligosaccharide (oligo(beta-(1,4)-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose)) (n=2~10)

Swine, chicken, duck for Crude lipidtening or rainbow trout

β-1，3-D-glucan (Source: Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

Aquaculture animals

Others

YUCCA (Yucca Schidigera Extract), Triterpenic saponins (Quillaja Saponaria Extract), Doco- sahexaenoic Acid (DHA)

All species or categories of

animals

Eucommia Ulmoides Extract (Active substance：Chlorogenic acid, Eucommia polysaccharide, Eucommia flavonoids)

Growing- finishing swine, fish or shrimp

Extrat of Perilla frutescens seed (Active substance:α-Linoleic Acid, Linolenic acid, Flavonoids)

Swine, broiler or fish

Class

Common name of feed additive

Usage

Binders, Anticaking,  Stabilizing and Emulsifying agents

alpha- Starch, Aluminum Oxide, Calcium Salt of Edible Crude lipidty Acid, Mono- /di-glycerides of Edible Crude lipidty Acids, Calcium Silicate, Sodium Silico Aluminate, Calcium SulCrude lipide, Calcium Stearate, Glycerine Crude lipidty Acid Ester, Polyacrylic Resin II, Sorbitan Monostearate, Polyoxyethylene(20) Sorbitan Mono- oleate, Propylene Glycol, Silicon Dioxide, Lecithin, Sodium Alginate, Potassium Alginate, Ammonium Alginate, Agar-agar, Guar gum, Acacia, Xanthan Gum, Mannitol, Lignin Sulfonate, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, Sodium Polyacrylate, Sorbitol Esters of Crude lipidty Acid, Sucrose Esters of Crude lipidty Acid, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Glyceryl Monosterate, Polyethylene Glycol 400, Lecithin, Glyceryl Polyethylenglycol Ricinoleate

All species or categories of animals

Glycerine

Swine, chicken or fish

Nutrients

Fry

Fingerlings

Grow out

Crude protein

≥38

≥37

≥35

Crude lipid

≥4.5

Crude fiber

≤5.0

Moisture

≤12.0

Ash

≤15.0

Calcium

≤3.0

Phosphorus

0.90-1.45

Lysine

≥2.0

≥1.8

≥1.6

Nutrients

Fry

Fingerlings

Grow out

Crude protein

≥36

≥34

≥32

Crude lipid

≥4.0

Crude fiber

≤5.0

Moisture

≤12.0

Ash

≤15.0

Calcium

≤3.0

Phosphorus

0.90-1.45

Lysine

≥1.8

≥1.6

≥1.4

Nutrients

Fry

Fingerlings

Grow out

Moisture

≤12.5

Crude protein

≥38

≥30

≥25

Crude lipid

≥5

≥4

≥4

Crude fiber

≤5

≤8

≤12

Ash

≤16

≤13

≤12

Lysine

≥2.4

≥1.5

≥0.7

Phosphorus

≥1.0

≥1.0

≥0.9

Nutrients

Fry

Fingerlings

Grow out

Crude protein

≥38

≥28

≥25

Crude lipid

≥8

≥6

≥5

Crude fiber

≤3

≤6

6-8

Ash

≤16

≤14

≤12

Lysine

≥2.3

≥1.6

≥1.4

Phosphorus

≥1.2

≥1.1

≥1.0

Nutrients

Fry

Fingerlings

Grow out

Crude protein

≥38

≥31

≥30

Crude lipid

≥7

≥5

≥4

Crude fiber

≤4

≤8

≤10

Ash

≤12

≤14

≤14

Salinity

≤2

Calcium

≥2.5

≥2.2

2-4

Phosphorus

≥1.4

≥1.2

≥1.1

Lysine

≥2.2

≥2.0

≥1.5

Methionine

≥1.0

≥0.8

≥0.6

Nutrients

Fry

Fingerlings

Grow out

Crude protein

≥45

≥42

≥40

Crude lipid

≥5

≥6

≥8

Crude fiber

≤3

≤3.5

≤4

Ash

≤13

≤14

≤14

Calcium

0.5-1.0

Phosphorus

0.6-0.8

Nutrients

Fry

Fingerlings

Grow out

Moisture

≤12.0

Crude protein

≥36.0

≥32.0

≥30.0

Crude lipid

≥3.0

Crude fiber

≤5.0

Ash

≤18.0

Calcium

≤4.0

Phosphorus

≥1.0

Salinity

≤3.0

Lysine

≥1.5

≥1.3

≥1.2

Methionine

≥0.8

≥0.6

≥0.4