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Poultry feed premix  — Specification  
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY  
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards 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 services are exchang ed 
within the Community will be removed.  
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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.  
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they are implementing .  
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 Poultry feed premix — Specification  
1 Scope  
This Draft East African Standard specifies  requirements , samplin g and test methods for poultry feed 
premix as a source of vitamins and trace elements for poultry.  
2 Normative references  
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated 
references, only the edition cite d applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced 
document (including any amendments) applies.  
CAC/RCP 54, Code of practice on good animal feeding  
EAS 38, Labelling of pre -packaged foods — General requirements  
ISO 6497, Animal feeding  stuffs — Sampling  
3 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this standard, the following terms and definitions shall apply.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platfo rm: available at http://www.iso.org/obp  
3.1  
premix  
mixture of either vitamins, trace minerals, diluents or a combination. It may contain other feed 
additives such as amino acids . 
3.2  
chick premix  
premix designed f or feed intended for young chicken from day - old up to grower stage  
Note 1 to entry:  Chick premix can also be used for feed intended for ducklings (young ducks aged six to eight 
weeks) . 
3.3  
grower premix  
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 3.4  
layer premix  
premix designed for feed intended for laying hens  
3.5  
breeder premix  
premix designed for feed intended for breeding chicken s producing hatching eggs  
3.6  
broiler premix  
premix designed for fee d intended for chicken s specially raised for meat  
3.7  
compounded feed  
mixture of at least two feed ingredient, whether or not containing feed additives, for oral animal 
feeding in the form of a complementary feed or a complete feed  
3.8  
feed (feedingstuff )  
any single or multiple materials, whether processed, semi -processed or raw, which is intended to be 
fed directly to food producing animals  
3.9  
feed ingredient  
component part or constituent of any mixture making up a feed, whether or not it has a nutrit ional 
value in the animal’s diet, including feed additives  
Note 1 to entry: Ingredients are of plant, animal or aquatic origin, or other organic or inorganic substances.  
4 Requirements  
4.1 Raw materials  
Poultry feed premix shall contain concentrated forms  of vitamins, minerals and a suitable carrier.  
4 Requirements  
4.1 General requirements  
4.1.1  Raw materials  
4.1.1.1  Poultry feed premix shall contain concentrated forms of vitamins, minerals and a suitable 
carrier.  
4.1.1.2 Poultry feed premix shall be:  
a) in the form of a fine powder, granular or liquid;  
b) free from harmful constituents, metallic objects  and adulterants ; and  
c) free from fermented, musty, rancid or uncharacteristic odour.  DEAS 1094:2022  
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 4.2 Specific requirements  
4.2.1 Poultry feed premix shall contain the nu trients given in Table 1 when tested in accordance 
with the test methods specified therein.  DEAS 1094:2022  
 
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 Table 1 — Mineral nutrients levels for poultry feed premixes  
S/N Class of stock  Minimum  requirement  
mg/kg of feed premix  Test method  
Copper  Manganese  Iodine  Zinc Selenium  
i.  Chicks  5 000  60 000  350 50 000  150 AOACa  
ISO 6869  
AOAC 
2011.19 
Selenium  
AOAC 993.20 
Iodine  ii.  Ducklings  5 000  60 000  350 50 000  150 
iii.  Poults  5 000  60 000  350 50 000  150 
iv.  Growers  8 000  60 000  350 50 000  150 
v.  Layers  8 000  60 000  500 40 000  100 
vi.  Breeders  7 500  60 000  500 40 000  200 
vii.  Broilers: Starter 
Finisher  5 000  80 000  350 50 000  150 
viii.  Ducks  5 000  60 000  350 50 000  100 
ix.  Turkey  6 000  60 000  400 40 000  200 
a Association of Official Analytical Chemists Methods.  
NOTE  The above levels  are applicable for a metric tonne of feed. Premixes labelled at different inclusion rate 
shall contain a pro rata level of nutrient.  
 
4.2.2 Poultry feed premix may contain vitamins as given in Table 2when tested in accordance with 
the test methods specif ied therein.  
Table 2 — Recommended minimum vitamin levels in poultry feed premix  
S/N Class of  
stock  Vit. A  
IU Vit. D3  
IU B2 
mg B1
2 
mg E 
IU K 
mg B6 
mg Panoth
enic 
acid 
mg Nicoti
nic 
acid, 
mg Folic  
acid 
mg Cholin
eb 
mg Bioti
n 
mg Test 
meth
od 
i.  Chicks  10 000 
000 2 500 
000 5 
000 10 8 
000 2 
000 3 
000 6 000  22 
000 1 000  230 
000 50 AOA
Ca 
ii.  Duckling
s 10 000 
000 2 500 
000 5 
000 10 8 
000 2 
000 3 
000 6 000  22 
000 1 000  230 
000 50 
iii.  Poults  10 000 
000 2 500 
000 5 
000 10 8 
000 2 
000 3 
000 6 000  22 
000 1 000  230 
000 50 
iv.  Growers  10 000 
000 2 500 
000 5 
000 10 8 
000 2 
000 3 
000 6 000  22 
000 1 000  230 
000 50 
v.  Layers  8 000 
000 2 000 
000 3 
000 12 20 
000 2 
000 2 
000 5 000  20 
000 1 000  300 
000 50 
vi.  Breeders  12 000 
000 3 000 
000 5 
000 20 30 
000 2 
000 4 
000 13 000  30 
0000  1 500  300 
000 100 
vii.  Broilers:  
Starter  
Finisher  10 000 
000 2 500 
000 5 
000 10 8 
000 2 
000 3 
000 6 000  22 
000 1 000  230 
000 50 
viii.  Ducks  [2 500 
000] [400 
000] [400
00] [5] [10 
000] [50
0] [250
0] [11 000]  [55 
000] [1 
000] [250 
000] [150]  DEAS 1094:2022  
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 ix.  Turkey  [5 000 
000] [1 100 
000] [250
0] [3] [10 
000] [75
0]  [9 000]  [40 
000] [700]  [950 
000] [150]  
a Association of Official Analytical Chemists Methods.  
b Choline chloride can be provided separately because of its reaction with other micro nutrients  
NOTE 1  The above levels are appl icable for a metric tonne of feed. Premixes labelled at different inclusion rate shall contain a pro rata 
level of nutrient.  
NOTE 2  Vitamin B 12 may substitute cobalt at a minimum rate of 3000 µg/kg to represent 100 mg/kg of cobalt with no upper limit.  
 
5 Feed additive  
Only the food additives permitted in US 45 may be used.  
6 Hygiene  
6.1 Poultry feed premix shall be produced and handled in accordance with CAC/RCP 54.  
6.2 Poultry feed premix shall comply with microbiological limits as shown in Table 3. 
Table  3 — Microbiological requirements for compounded cat food  
S/N Microorganism  Status  Test method  
i.  Salmonella  spp Absent  ISO 6579 -1 
ii.  Escherichia coli  Absent  ISO 16654  
 
7 Packaging  
7.1 Poultry feed premix shall be packaged in food grade material to safeguar d the safety, hygienic, 
nutritional and organoleptic qualities of the product  
7.2 Poultry feed premix for sale shall be packed in containers which are of sufficient strength and 
sufficiently sealed so as to withstand reasonable handling without tearing, bu rsting or falling open 
during normal handling and transportation.  
7.3 Each container for poultry feed premix shall be new, clean and free from visible indications of 
contamination, infection and insect infestation . 
8 Weights and measures  
Poultry feed prem ix shall be packaged in accordance with the Weights and Measures requirements of 
the destination country . 
9 Labelling  
In ad dition to the requirements in  EAS 38, the following specific labelling requirements shall apply and 
shall be legibly and indelibly ma rked:  DEAS 1094:2022  
 
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 a) name of product as “Poultry feed premix” or “X premix” where X is the stage;  
b) category of poultry for which it is intended;  
c) net weight in metric units;  
d) batch number;  
e) name and physical address of the manufacturer/processors;  
f) date of manufacture;  
g) expiry /best before date;  
h) nutrient declaration;  
i) instructions for use and storage;  and 
j) country of origin;  
10 Sampling  
Sampling  shall be done in accordance with ISO 6497 .