West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 61 - Agriculture › Title 61 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Series 61-05 - Commercial Feed › Appendix - Appendix Number 18

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
The required guarantees of
grain
							 mixtures with or without molasses
and
feeds other
							 than those described
in Appendices 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, and
							 17, shall include the following items, unless exempted in Part 7.1.c.1. in the
							 order listed:
a. Animal class(es) and species for which the product
							 is intended.
b. Guaranteed analysis
(1) Minimum percentage of Crude Protein
(2) Maximum or minimum percentage of equivalent Crude
							 Protein from Non-Protein Nitrogen as required in Section 8.5.
(3) Minimum percentage of Crude Fat
(4) Maximum percentage of Crude Fiber
(5) Minerals in formula feeds, to include in the
							 following order:
(a) Minimum and maximum percentage of Calcium
(b) Minimum percentage of Phosphorus
(c) Minimum and maximum percentage of Salt (if
							 added)
(d) Minimum and maximum percentage of total Sodium
							 shall be guaranteed only when total Sodium exceeds that furnished by the
							 maximum salt guarantee
(e) Other Minerals
(6) Minerals in feed ingredients - as specified by
							 the official definitions of the Association of American Feed Control
							 Officials
(7) Vitamins in such terms as specified in Section
							 8.3.
(8) Total sugars as invert on dried molasses products
							 or products being sold primarily for their sugar content
(9) Viable lactic acid producing microorganisms for
							 use in silages in terms specified in Section 8.7.
(10) A commercial feed (e.g. vitamin/mineral premix,
							 base mix, etc.) intended to provide a specialized nutritional source for use in
							 the manufacture of other feeds, must state its intended purpose and guarantee
							 those nutrients relevant to such stated purpose. Article II of AAFCO's
							 "Criteria for Labeling Nutritional Indicators" is not applicable to the label
							 guarantees for these specialized commercial feeds.
AFFIDAVIT
Affidavit of Suitability
________________________________
							 ________________________________________
(Company Name) (Product Name & Code
							 Number)
1. Affidavit is the ___________________of
							 ______________________________________
(Title) (Name of Company)
and is duly authorized to make and execute this
							 Affidavit for and on behalf of said company.
2. Affiant has knowledge of the nutritional content
							 of the above listed feed product and is familiar with the nutritional
							 requirements for the animal species and animal class(es) for which the feed
							 product is intended.
3. Affiant has knowledge of valid scientific evidence
							 that supports the suitability of the product for the intended animal species
							 and animal class for which this feed is intended. A copy of the product label
							 is attached to this affidavit.
__________________________________________ By
							 ____________________________________
(Name of Company) (Name)
_________________________________________
(Title)
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___________
							 day of _________________________, 20_______
__________________________________________
(Notary Public)