NAC587.620. Tolerances.  


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  • The tolerance for protein, fat, fiber, ash, calcium, phosphorus, salt, iodine and vitamins is two standard deviations from the mean. (The mean is determined by analyses made with a standard sample by many laboratories in the United States.)

    Allowable Tolerances

    Levels

         Protein

             Fat

            Fiber

            Ash

                       0-5%

           0.4%

            0.5%

             0.5%

          0.4%

                  5.1-10%

           0.4%

            0.5%

             0.5%

          0.6%

                10.1-20%

           0.6%

            0.5%

             0.8%

          0.8%

                20.1-30%

           0.8%

            0.5%

             1.0%

          1.0%

                30.1- %

           1.0%

            0.5%

             1.5%

          1.0%

    Levels

             Calcium

          Phosphorus

                Salt

                     0- 5%

               0.3%

                0.3%

               0.5%

                  5.1-10%

               0.5%

                0.5%

               0.7%

                10.1-15%

               0.7%

                0.7%

               1.5%

                15.1-20%

               0.7%

                0.7%

               1.5%

                20.1- %

               1.0%

                1.0%

               1.5%

              Iodine

        80% guarantee

              Vitamins

        85% guarantee

    The tolerances for drugs and medicated feeds are those established by the Food and Drug Administration.

     [Dep’t of Agriculture Reg., 87.79, eff. 10-1-74]