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Information on a Feed Tag Feed manufacturers required by law to provide certain info on feed tag Applies to all commercial feeds.

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1 Information on a Feed Tag Feed manufacturers required by law to provide certain info on feed tag Applies to all commercial feeds

2 Label Format Net weight Product and/or brand name Guaranteed analysis Ingredients

3 Label Format Company/manufacturer Adequate directions Precautionary statements for safe and effective use

4 Medicated Feeds Additional info required: Purpose of medication & species of use Directions for use Name & concentration of active drug Warning for withdrawal period Warnings against misuse

5 Product Name Must be appropriate name for the intended use Must not be misleading “Medicated” must appear on label for feeds that are medicated

6 Guaranteed Analysis Minimum % CP % CP equivalent from NPN Minimum % crude fat Maximum % crude fiber

7 Guaranteed Analysis Minimum & maximum % Ca Minimum % P Minimum & maximum % salt

8 Guaranteed Analysis Minimum of other minerals Minimum of vitamins

9 Ingredients – Collective Terms Grain Products Corn, wheat, barley, oats, etc. Plant Protein Products Soybean meal, canola meal, etc. Animal Protein Products Feather meal, fish meal, dried whey, dried skim milk

10 Ingredients – Collective Terms Processed Grain By-Products Wheat middlings, rice bran, corn gluten feed, Brewers grains

11 Ingredients – Collective Terms Forage Products Alfalfa meal, alfalfa pellets Roughage Products Cottonseed hulls, dried beet pulp Molasses Products Cane, beet

12 Adequate Directions

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14 Precautionary Statements

15 Feed Tags

16 Energy is Missing???


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