DEAS 974: 2023  
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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Compounded dairy goat  feed — Specification  
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  DEAS 974: 2023  
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 Contents  Page 
Foreword  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  iv 
1 Scope  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  1 
2 Normative references  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  1 
3 Terms and definitions  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...........................  2 
4 Requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  2 
4.1 General quality requirements  ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  2 
4.2 Specific requirements for compounded dairy goat feeds ................................ ................................ . 2 
5 Feed additives and provisions related to their use  ................................ ................................ ...........  3 
6 Contaminants  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .........  4 
6.1 Aflatoxins  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  4 
6.2 Pesticide residues  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ . 4 
6.3 Heavy metals  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  4 
7 Packaging  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...............  5 
8  Labelling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  5 
9 Sampling  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................  5 
Annex  A (informative)  Description of common feedstuffs  ................................ ................................ ...........  6 
Annex  B (informative)  Nutrient composition of common feed ingredients  ................................ ................  9 
Annex  C (normative)  Recommended additives used in dairy goat feed  ................................ ...................  11 
C.1 Requirements for antioxidants  ................................ ................................ ................................ ..........  11 
C.2 Requirements for colour ants in dairy goat feed  ................................ ................................ ..............  11 
C.3 Requirements for emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agents  ................................ .... 12 
C.3.1  General  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  12 
C.3.2  Name or description  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  12 
C.3.3  Sucrose esters or fatty acids  ................................ ................................ ................................ .............  12 
C.4 Requirements for binders, anti -caking agents and coagulants  ................................ .....................  13 
C.4.1  General  ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................  13 
C.4.2  Name or description  ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................  13 
C.5 Requirements for aromatic and appetising substances  ................................ ................................ . 13 
C.6 Permitted preservatives  ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................  13 
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African S tandards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and se rvices are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African Standards  (EAS) . The Committee is composed of representatives of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the community .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical Committees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporate d before finalization of standards, in 
accordance with the Principles and procedures for development of East African Standards.  
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
The committee responsible  for this document is Technical Committee EASC/TC 001, Animal feeding, feeds 
and feeding stuffs . . 
Attention is drawn t o the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent 
rights. EAC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.  
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 Introduction  
To achieve efficient animal production, all nutrients should be pr ovided in amounts necessary to meet the 
animal’s nutritional requirements. The formulation of balanced diets that provide the correct amounts and 
proportions of these nutrients is essential to support the requirements for maintenance and production. 
Nutrie nt requirements become defined accurately through research trials so as to formulate diets more 
precisely. The standards presented in this document give the restrictions required for the prevention of poor 
animal performance.  
Feeds may be produced by mixi ng various feeding stuffs or ingredients which may themselves vary in 
composition.  The choice of raw materials mixtures will depend on locality, season and availability, economics, 
prices, quality and safety of the product. The chemical composition of fee dstuffs plays an important role in 
formulation of balanced and economical rations for various classes of animals. This is only possible when 
knowledge of the chemical composition of feedstuffs is available. Studies on the nutritive value of feedstuffs 
available in the East African region show differences between analytical values.  
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 Compounded dairy goat  feed — Specification  
1 Scope   
This Draft East African Standard specifies supplementary feeding requirements, methods of sampling and test 
for compounded d airy goat feed . 
2 Normative references  
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this document.  For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated referen ces, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
ISO 5983 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of nitrogen content and calculation of crude protein 
content — Part 1: Kjeldahl method  
ISO 5985, Animal feeding stuffs  — Determination of ash insoluble in hydrochloric acid  
ISO 6490 -1, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of calcium content — Part 1: Titrimetric method  
ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of phosphorus content — Spectrometric method  
ISO 649 2, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of fat content  
ISO 6495, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of water -soluble chlorides content  
ISO 6496, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile matter content  
ISO 6497, Animal fee ding stuffs — Sampling  
ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of crude fibre content — Method with intermediate  
filtration  
ISO 9831, Animal feeding stuffs, animal products, and faeces or urine — Determination of gross calorific value 
— Bomb cal orimeter method  
ISO 14565, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of vitamin A content — Method using high -performance 
liquid chromatography  
ISO 14718, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B 1 content of mixed feeding stuffs — Method 
using hi gh-performance liquid chromatography  
ISO 17375, Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of aflatoxin B 1  
ISO 27085, Animal feeding stuff — Determination of calcium, sodium, phosphorous, magnesium, potassium, 
iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum , arsenic, lead and cadmium by ICP -AES  
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 3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.  
3.1  
growing goat feed  
feed designed for growing goat   
3.2 lactating goat feed  
feed designed for lactating goat   
3.3  
buck feed  
feed designed for male goat   
4 Requirements  
4.1 General quality requirements  
4.1.1  All ingredients and raw materials shall be not decomposed or deteriorated and shall comply with the 
relevant East Africa Standards. The common feed stuff s described in Annex A and their nutrient composition 
provided in Annex B may be used for purposes of formulating compounded dairy goat feeds.  
4.1.2 Bone meal, blood meal and meat meal from ruminants shall not be used in dairy goat feeds. Other 
animal ori gin ingredients shall be sterilised before use.  
4.1.3   Vitamin preparations added to feed shall be in a stabilised form.  
4.1.4  Where soy bean meal is used, it shall have been subjected to adequate heat treatment to reduce the 
activity of trypsin inhibito r.  
4.1.5   Dairy goat feeds shall:  
a) either be in the form of a meal, cubes or pellets.  
b) be free from harmful levels of substances such as metallic objects, and adulterants.  
c) be free from fungi and other, pathogenic microorganisms or insect infestation in a mounts that 
constitute a hazard.   
d) not be musty, rancid and shall not have any objectionable odours.    
4.2 Specific requirements for compounded dairy goat feeds  
4.2.1  The level of free fatty acids in feeds shall not exceed 15 % of the crude fat content at the time of 
manufacture.  
4.2.2 Compounded  dairy goat feed shall meet the requirements of the nutrients and metabolizable energy 
in Table 1 when tested in accordance with the methods specified therein.   
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 Table 1 — Specific nutritional requirements for da iry goat feed   
Nutrient/characteristics  Dairy goat feed  Test method  
Grower goat feed  Lactating goat feed  Buck feed  
Min  Max  Min  Max  Min  Max  
Moisture content (%)  -  13  -  13  -  13  ISO 6496  
Metabolizable energy,  
MJ/Kg DM  12  -  11.5  -  10.5  -  ISO 9831  
Crude protein (%).  12  -  11  -  11  -  ISO 5983 -1  
Crude fat (%)  -  8  -  6  -  6  ISO 6492  
Crude fibre (%)  -  12  -  12  -  12  ISO 6865  
Acid insoluble ash (%)  -  4  -  4  -  4  ISO 5985  
Sodium chloride ( %)  0.5  0.6  0.5  0.6  0.5  0.6  ISO 6495  
Calcium (%)a  0.4  -  0.4  -  0.4  -  ISO 6490 -1  
Total Phosphorus (%)a  0.2  -  0.2  -  0.2  -  ISO 6491  
Vitamin A IU/Kg  4000  -  4000  -  4000  -  ISO 14565  
a The calcium/phosphorus ratio shall be mainta ined between 1:1 and 2:1.     
5 Feed additives and provisions related to their use  
5.1 All the additives, preservatives etc. used in the feeds shall be only the ones recommended by the World 
Organization for A nimal Health (OIE).  
5.2 Additives in the following categories may be used in dairy goat feeds and if used, they shall comply with 
the requirements given in Annex C.    
a) antioxidants;   
b) emulsifiers;  
c) stabilisers;   
d) thickeners and gelling agents;  
e) binders;  
f) enzymes;  
g) anti-caking agents and coagulants; and  
h) aromatic and appetising substances.    
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 NOTE Material intended for mixing with animal feed as additives for use as feeding stuff should specify the kind of and, if 
appropriate the age group of the animal for w hich the feed is intended. In addition the quantity in grams per kilogram (or 
percentage by weight) of the complete feed which conform to the provisions of this standard should be stated in the label..  
5.3 No antibiotic, hormone substance, drug or mineral  shall be added to or included in a feed other than 
such ingredients required to satisfy this standard and approved by World organization for animal health (OIE).  
6 Contaminants  
6.1 Aflatoxins    
Dairy goat feeds shall comply with the maximum aflatoxin l imits stated in the Table 2 when tested in 
accordance with the methods specified therein.  
Table 2 — Maximum tolerable limits for aflatoxin in dairy goat feeds  
S/N  Aflatoxin  Type of dairy goat 
feed  Maximum limit, 
µg/kg  Test method  
i.  Total aflatoxi n  Grower goat feed  100  
  ISO 16050  
Lactating goat feed  
Buck feed  300  
ii.  Aflatoxin B1  Lactating goat feed  5  
  ISO 14718  
ISO 17375  
Growing goat feed  10  
  
Buck feed  50  
 
6.2 Pesticide residues  
Dairy goat feeds shall com ply with those maximum pesticide residue limits established by the Codex 
Alimentarius Commission for the ingredients used in dairy goat feed.  
6.3 Heavy metals   
Dairy goat feeds shall be free from heavy metals in amounts which may represent a hazard to go ats andshall 
comply with the maximum limits as specified in the Table 3 when tested in accordance with the method 
specified therein  
Table 3 — Heavy metal limits for dairy goat feeds  
S/N  Heavy metal  Maximum limit, mg/kg  Test method  
i.  Arsenic   2.0    
ISO 27085  ii.  Lead   5.0   
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 iii.  Cadmium   1.0    
iv.  Mercury   0.1  
7 Packaging   
Dairy goat feeds for sale shall be packaged in suitable containers that are of sufficient strength, and 
sufficiently sealed so as to withstand reasonable handlin g without tearing, bursting or falling open. The 
containers shall be clean and not previously used.  
8  Labelling  
Each package of dairy goat feed shall be legibly and indelibly labelled with the following:  
a) name of the feed for example “growing kid feed”;   
b) name and physical address  of the manufacturer;  
c) declared proportions of crude protein, crude fibre, crude fat, phosphorus and calcium,  d) net weight in 
metric unit;  
d) directions and precautions for use;  
e) batch number/lot identification;  
f) manufacturing d ate;  
g) storage instruction; and  
h) expiry date.   
9 Sampling  
Samples shall be drawn in accordance with ISO 6497.   
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 Annex  A 
(informative)  
 
Description of common feedstuffs  
Product   Description  Main nutritional constituent  
1. Alfalfa meal   Alfalfa as grown, dried and processed, and to which no 
other matter has been added  Crude protein, crude fibre  
2. Barley meal   The meal obtained by grinding barley, as grown, which 
shall be the whole grain together only with such other 
substances as may reasonably be exp ected to have 
become associated with the grain in the field.  Crude protein, crude fibre  
3. Bean meal   The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure 
leguminous beans (other than soya bean).  Crude protein, crude fibre  
    
    
6.  Brewery  and  
grains  distillery  The product obtained by drying the residue from 
distillery mash -tube, and to which no other matter has 
been added  Crude fibre, crude protein  
7. Cassava, dried   The dried root of the species Manihot escul enta  starch     
8. Clover meal   Clover as grown, dried and processed and to which no 
other matter has been added  Crude protein, crude fibre  
9. Coconut cake   The residue resulting after part removal of oil and of 
cortex from commercially pure coconut  kernels  Crude protein crude fibre  
10. Cotton seed cake   The residue resulting after part removal of oil and of 
cortex from commercially pure cotton seed  Crude protein, crude fibre  
11. Sorghum meal   The meal obtained by grinding sorghum as grown wh ich 
shall be the whole grain together only with such 
substances as may reasonably be expected to have 
become associated with the grain in the field.  Crude protein, crude fibre, starch   
12. Fish meal   A product, which may contain an added antioxidant bu t 
to which no other matter has been added, obtained by 
drying and grinding or otherwise treating fish or fish 
waste.  Crude protein, oil, total ash   
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 13. Grass, meal   Any product which,  
(i) is obtained by artificially drying any of the following: grass, 
clover, lucerne, green cereal, or any mixture consisting 
of any of them, and  
(ii) is otherwise as grown (that is to say including any 
growths harvested there with but with no other 
substance added thereto), and contains not less than 13 
% crude protein calculated on the assumption that it 
contain 10 % moisture.  Crude protein, crude fibre  
14. Groundnut cake   The residue resulting after part removal of oil and part of 
non-removal of cortex from commercially pure 
groundnuts  Crude protein,  
Oil, crude fibre  
 
Product  Description  Main nutritional constituent  
15. Maize  Maize kernel or crushed maize kernel as grown for 
commercial purposes  Crude protein, starch   
16. Maize germ meal  Consisting mainly of embryo of kernel not less than 10  
% oil, and not more th an 5 % ash  Crude protein, starch   
17. Maize and cob meal  Ground maize on the cob  Crude protein, oil, crude fibre  
18. Maize meal  Milled whole maize  Crude protein, oil, starch   
19. Maize gluten meal  A by-product resulting from removal of a bran s tarch and 
germ from maize  Crude protein,  oil,   
21. Milk powder /milk replacer   Dried milk from which a substantial amount of fat has 
been removed and to which no other substance is 
added  Crude protein  
22. Millet  Finger millet of the species Eleusine coracana   Crude protein, orude fibre, starch  
23. Mineral mixture  
Mixture of substances used whether in the form powder 
or licks and purporting to be essential for livestock  Percent  of the mineral and trace elements  
24. Molasses  A concentrated syrup product obtained in the 
manufacture of sugar from sugar cane to which no other 
matter has been added  Sugar as sucrose  
25. Oats, ground  The product obtained by grinding commercially  pure oats  Crude protein, crude fibre  
26. Pea meal  The meal obtained by grinding or crushing commercially 
pure peas including pods  Crude protein, crude fibre  
27. Rice bran  The outside husk or rice kernel to which no other matter 
has been added  Crude protein, crude fibre, oil, starch  
28. Rice meal  The product obtained by grinding commercially pure rice 
after the removal of hulls and to which no other 
substance is added  Crude fibre,  crude protein, oil, starch   
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 29. Rice polishings  The product o btained when polishing kernels after the 
removal of hulls and bran  Crude protein, oil, crude fibre, starch  
30. Sesame cake  The residue resulting after the part removal of oil from 
commercially pure simsim kernels  Crude protein, oil,  crude fibre  
31. Soya bean meal  The residue resulting after the part removal of oil from 
commercially pure soya bean seeds  Crude protein, oil,  crude fibre  
32. Sweet potatoes  The dried tubers of the species Ipomea batatas   Crude protein, crude fibre, starch  
33. Whe at meal  The meal obtained by grinding commercially pure wheat 
as grown and to which no other substance has been 
added  Crude protein, crude fibre, starch  
34. wheat bran  Outside husk of what kernel to which no other matter was 
added  Crude protein, crud e fibre, starch  
35. Wheat pollard  A by -product of wheat separated during production of 
flour not mentioned otherwise in this schedule 
containing not more than 4 % of other than wheat 
vegetable substances  Crude protein, crude fibre, starch  
36. Yeast d ried  The product obtained by drying of yeast or yeast  
residues, and to which no other matter has been added.  Crude protein  
  
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 Annex  B 
(informative)  
 
Nutrient composition of common feed ingredients  
Ingred ients  DM%  CP%  CF%  Ca%  P%  ME  
Kcal/kg  Lysine 
%  Methionin 
e %  
Maize  88  8  12  0.17  0.55  3000  0.53  0.29  
Maize bran  88  9.4  13  0.04  1.03  2200  0.18  0.21  
Maize/cob meal  88  7  8  -  0.30  -  -  -  
Rice bran  88  13.5  6.5  0.06  1.43  3000  0.5  0.22  
Cassava meal  88  2.8  4.0  0.3  0.05  3000  -  -  
Molasses  75  3.0  -  0.75  0.08  2330  -  -  
Millet  88  10.5  2.0  0.05  0.40  1392  0.2  0.27  
Sorghum  88  9.0  2.1  0.03  0.28  3250  0.2  0.12  
Fish meal  88  60.0  1.0  4.37  2.53  2310  4.08  1.70  
Cotton seed cake  88  40.0  14  0.20  1.20  968  1.6  0.52  
Soya bean meal  88  43.0  6  0.53  0.64  2800  2.84  0.65  
Limestone  98  -  -  38.0  -  -  -  -  
Oyster shells   98  -  -  35.0  -  -  -  -  
Wheat pollard  98  15.0  -  -  -  -  0.60  0.35  
Wheat bran  91.4  15.0  12.5  -  1.20  -  0.60  0.35  
Sunflower cake  92  35.0  26.7  -  -  -  1.80  1.20  
Groundnut cake  93  40.0  7.3  -  -  -  2.00  1.80  
Rice polishin gs  92.5  12.0  4.2  -  -  -  4.0  0.40  
Dicalcium 
phosphate  -  -  -  24  18  -  -  -  
Tricalcium 
phosphate  -  -  -  38  19  -  -  -  
Alfalfa hay  87.5  18.9  33.1  -  -  -  -  -  
Sugarcane 
bagasse  90.5  1.7  50.3  -  -  -  -  -   
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 Sesame cake  93  36.1  6.7  -  -  -  -  -  
Sugarcane tops  33.5  6.2  29.5  -  -  -  -  -  
Whey  90  13.0  1.3  0.97  0.76  3100  -  0.2  
 
  
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 Annex  C 
(normative)  
 
Recommended additives used in dairy goat  feed 
C.1 Requirements for antioxidants  
Dairy goat feeds shall contain no added antioxidant other than an antioxidant of a name or description 
specified in the first column of the table below or a ny other antioxidant as shall be approved by OIE, where an 
antioxidant is added, it should not exceed the maximum limit, if any, specified in the second column of the 
Table C.1.  
Table C.1 — Requirements for antioxidants in dairy goat feeds  
Name or descrip tion  Maximum content in complete feed stuff,  
mg/kg  
L-Ascorbic acid  
Sodium L -ascorbate  
Calcium di (L -ascorbate)  
5,6-Diacetyl -L-ascorbic acid  
6-Palmitoyl -L-ascorbic acid  
Tocopherol -rich extracts of a natural origin  
Synthetic alpha -tocopherol  
Synth etic gamma -tocopherol  
Synthetic delta -tocopherol  GMP  
Propyl gallate  
Octyl gallate  
Dodecyl gallate  100, singly or in combination  
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)  150  
C.2 Requirements for colourants in dairy goat feed  
C.2.1  Dairy goat feed shall c ontain no colorant other than a colorant named or described in Table C.2 in 
accordance with the maximum limits specified therein.  
C.2.2  Egg yolk colouring or flavourings designed to improve the palatability of the feed may be included at 
the manufacturer’ s discretion.  
Table C.2 — Requirements for colorants in dairy goat feeds  
Name or description  Maximum limit in complete feed, mg/kg   
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 Patent Blue V  
Acid brilliant green BS  GMP  
C.3 Requirements for emulsifiers, stabilisers, thickeners and gelling agen ts  
C.3.1 General  
Goat dairy goat feed shall contain no added emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener or gelling agent other than an 
emulsifier, stabiliser, thickener or gelling agent of a name or description, specified in C.3.2 and 3.3 an d 3.4.    
C.3.2 Nam e or description  
Lecithins; Alginic acid; Sodium alginate; Potassium alginate; Ammonium alginate Calcium alginate; 
Prophylene glycol alginate (propane - 1,1-diol alginate) Agar; Carrageenan; Furcellaran; Locust bean gum 
(carob gum); Tamarind seed flour Gur ar gum (gua flour); Tragacanth; Acacia (gum Arabic); Zanthan gum; D -
glucitol (sorbitol); mannitol; Glycerol; Pectins; microcrystalline cellulose; Methylcellulose; Ethylcellulose; 
Hydroxylpropylcellulose;HydorxyprophylmethylcelluloseEthylmethlcellulose;Carb oxymethylcellulose;sodiu m 
salt; Sodium, potassium and calcium salts or edible fatty acids alone or in mixtures, derived from edible fat or 
distilled fatty acids Monoacyl and diacylglycerols esterified with the following acids: (a) acetic (b) lactic (c) ci tric 
(d) tartaric (e) monoacetylatartaric and (f) diacetyltartaric  
C.3.3 Sucrose esters or fatty acids  
The following sucrose esters fatty acids may be included in dairy goat feeds :  
a) mixture of sucrose esters of monocyl and diacylglycerols (sucroglyceride s, polyglycerides);  
b) polyglycerol esters of non -polymerised edible fatty acids;  
c) propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (propane -1,2-diol esters of fatty acids);  
d) stearoyl -2-lactylic acid; sodium stearoyl -1,2-lacylate; calcium stearoyl -1,2-lactylate;  
e) stearoyl-1-tartrate; glycerol poly (ethylene glycol) ricinolcate; dextrans; sorbitan monostearate;  
f) sorbitan tristearte; sorbitan monolaurate; sorbitan mono -eleate; sorbitan monopalmitate;  
g) partial polyglycerol esters of polycondensed fatty acids of castor oil  (polyglycerol polyricinoleate) 
polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monolaurate;  
h) polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monopalmitate, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate;  
i) polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monocleate;  
j) polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tricleate, polyoxyethylene (8) sorbitan stearate; and  
k) polyoxyethylene (40) stearate.   
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 C.4 Requirements for binders, anti -caking agents and coagulants  
C.4.1 General  
Dairy goat feed shall contain no added binder, anti -caking agen t or coagulant other than a binder, anti -caking 
agent or coagulant of a name or description specified in C.4.2 or any other binder, anti -caking agent or 
coagulant as shall be approved by OIE .  
C.4.2 Name or description  
Lignosulphonates; Colloidal silica; Silicic acid, precipitate and dried; Sodium aluminosilicate, Sodium, 
potassium and calcium stearate; Kaolin and Kaslinitic clays free of asbestos natural accruing mixtures of 
minerals containing at least 65 % complex hydrated aluminium silicates whose main  constituent in Kasolinite;  
Bentonite and other montmerillonitee clays; Vermiculite  -hydrated silicate of magnesium, aluminium and iron;  
Citric acid; Kieselguhr (diatomaceous earth, purified); Calcium silicate (synthetic); Natural mixtures of steatite 
and chlorite free of asbestos.  
C.5 Requirements for aromatic and appetising substances  
Dairy goat  feed shall contain no added aromatic or appetising substance other than an aromatic or 
appetising substance of a name or description specified in Table C.4 and taking account of any such 
substance which is naturally present, without exceeding the maximum content specified  therein .   
Table C.4 — Requirements for aromatic and appetising substances  
Name or description  Maximum content in complete feed,  
mg/kg  
Saccharin  
All natural products and corresponding 
synthetic products    
GMP  
 
C.6 Permitted preservatives  
Dairy goat feeds shall contain no added preservatives other than a preservative of a name or description 
specified below or any other preservative as  shall be approved by OIE:  
a) sorbic acid, sodium sorbate, potassium sorbate, calcium sorbate;  
b) folic acid;   
c) ammonium formate, sodium formate, calcium formate  
d) acetic acid, potassium acetate, sodium diacetate;  
e) latic acid, sodium lactate, potassium lactate, a mmonium lactate, calcium lactate;  
f) propionic acid, sodium propionate, potassium propionate;  
g) L-Tartaric acid;   
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 h) citric acid, sodium citrates, calcium citrates;  
i) orthophosphoric acid;   
j) fumaric acid;  
k) DL-Malic acid; and   
l) hydrochloric acid or sulphuric acid for use in silage only.  
. DEAS 974: 2023    
 
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