G/TBT/N/BWA/155  
25 May 2022  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  BOTSWANA  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone,  
Botswana.  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Animal 
feeding stuffs (ICS code(s): 65.120)  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s) of the notified document:  BOS 225:2014 
Animal feeding stuffs — Broiler breeder feeds — Specification; (16 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  This Botswana Standard specifies the basic requirements for 
compounded broiler breed er feeds.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  National security requirements; Protection of animal or plant life or health  
8. Relevant documents:   
BOS 9, Prepackaged goods for the ultimate consumer – Labelling, presentation and 
advertising – General requirements.  
ISO 5510, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of available lysine.  
ISO 5983, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of nitrogen content and calculation of 
crude protein content – Kjeldahl method.  
ISO 6490-1, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of calcium content. Part  1: Titrimetric 
method.  G/TBT/N/BWA/155  
 
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  ISO 6491, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of phosphorus content –Spectrometric 
method.  
ISO 6494, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of water -soluble chlorides content.  
ISO 6865, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of crude fibre content – Method with 
intermediate filtration.  
ISO 6867, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of vitamin E content – Method using 
high perform ance liquid chromatography.  
ISO 6869, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of the contents of calcium, copper, iron, 
magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium and zinc – Method using atomic absorption 
spectrometry.  
ISO 8294, Animal and vegetable fats and oi ls – Determination of copper, iron, and nickel 
content – Graphite furnace atomic absorption method.  
ISO 14565, Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of vitamin A content – Method using 
high performance liquid chromatography.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
BOTSWANA BUREAU OF STANDARDS  
Private Bag B0 48  
Gaborone,  
Botswana.  
Tel : (+267) 3903200  
Fax:(+267)3903120  
Toll Free Number : (0800 600 900)  
E-mail : infoc@hq.bobstandards.bw