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Wheat bran for animal feeds — Specification 
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This Uganda  Standard, US EAS 353, Wheat bran for animal feeds — Specification , is identical with and has
 been reproduced from an  East African Standard, EAS 353:2004, Wheat bran for animal feeds — 
Specification and has been adopted as a Uganda Standard.  
This standard was developed by the Food and Agricu lture Standards Technical Committee (UNBS/TC 2).  
Wherever the words, "East African Standard" appea r, they should be replaced by "Uganda Standard." 
 EAS 353:2004 
ICS 67.060  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
EAST AFRICAN STANDARD 
 
Wheat bran for animal feeds — Specification 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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requirements governing quality of products and services in East Africa. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers which are encountered when goods and services are 
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of Standards, have established an East  African Standards Committee.  
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Wheat bran for animal feeds — Specification 
 
 
1 Scope 
 
This East African Standard prescribes requirement s for wheat bran for use as animal feedstuff and or 
ingredient for compounding animal feeds. 
 
2 Definitions 
 
For the purpose of this standard, the following definition shall apply: 
 
wheat bran — a mixture of the coarse outer covering of the wheat kernel, flour. 
 
3 Requirements 
 
3.1 Appearance  — wheat bran shall be of a flaky brown appearance. 
 
3.2 Wheat bran shall be free form unpleasant or must y, stale, or any other objectionable odour. 
 
3.3 Wheat bran shall be free from metallic object s, adulterants land insect infestation. 
 
3.4 Wheat bran shall be free from acidity and any ot her harmful constituents. Wheat bran shall 
also conform to the requirements prescribed in Table 1. 
 
Table 1 — Requirements for wheat bran 
 
 
NOTE The values specified in S/N 2 in Table 1, are on a moisture free basis.  
 
4 Aflatoxins 
 
Wheat bran shall not have aflatoxins above 20 pbb, when tested according to the method prescribed 
in EAS 74. 
 
5 Testing 
 
Methods of test shall be according to EAS 74,  
 
6 Packaging 
 
Wheat bran shall be packed in bags or any suitab le container designed to preserve and protect the 
product an shall be properly sealed. 
 
7 Marking/labelling 
 
Each bag shall be marked according to EAS 38 . The label shall include the following information: 
a) wheat bran; 
b name of Manufacturer; 
c) net Weight in Kilogrammes 
d) date of Packaging. 
 S/N Characteristic Requirement Method of test in EAS 74 
1 Moisture (% by mass max.) 12.0 Clause 4 
2 Crude Protein % by mass (min) 13.5 – 15.0 Clause 5 
3 Crude fat % by mass (min). 2.5 Clause 9 
4 Crude Fibre (max) % by mass 12.0 Clause 6 
5 Total ash (Max %) 1.0 Clause 8 
EAS 74, Methods of tests for animal feedstuffs  EAST AFRICAN STANDARD 
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