The Feeding Stuffs Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Regulation 16 and Schedule 3 Part I, paragraph 29

SCHEDULE 6 CONTROL OF CERTAIN PROTEIN SOURCES

	Column 1		Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5(1)	Column 6	Column 7(1)
	Name of product group		Permitted products	Designation of nutritive principle or identity of micro-organisms	Culture substrate (specifications, if any)	Composition characteristics of product	Animal species	Name of product and specified particulars
(1) In this Schedule the contents laid down or to be declared in accordance with Columns 5 and 7 refer to the product as such.
1.	Proteins obtained from the following groups of micro organisms
1.1	Bacteria
1.1.1.	Bacteria cultivated on	1.1.1.1.	Protein product of fermentation obtained by culture of Methylophilus methylotrophus on methanol	Methylophilus methylotrophus NCIB strain 10.515	Methanol	protein: min 68% — Reflectance index: at least 50	Pigs, calves, poultry and fish	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: name of the product; protein; ash; fat; moisture content; instructions for use; “avoid inhalation”; approval number Declarations to be made on the label or the packaging of compound feeding stuffs: amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff
1.1.2.	Bacteria cultivated on natural gas	1.1.2.1.	Protein product of fermentation from natural gas obtained by culture of: Methyloccus capsulatus (Bath) Alcaligenes acidovorans, Bacillus brevis Bacillus firmus, and the cells of which have been killed	Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) NCIMB strain 11132 Alcaligenes acidovorans NCIMB strain 12387 Bacillus brevis NCIMB strain 13288 Bacillus firmus NCIMB strain 13288	Natural gas: (approx, 91% methane, 5% ethane, 2% propane, 0.5% isobutane, 0.5% n-butane 1% other components), ammonia, mineral salts	protein min 65%	Pigs for fattening from 25 to 60 kg Calves from 80 kg on Salmon	Declarations to be made the label or the packaging of the product: the name “Protein product of fermentation from natural gas obtained by culture of Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath), Alcaligenes acidovorans,Bacillus brevis and Bacillus firmus” protein ash fat moisture content instructions for use maximum incorporation rate in the feed: 8% pigs for fattening 8% calves 19% salmon (freshwater) 33% salmon (seawater) “avoid inhalation”; Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the compound feeding stuffs: the name “Protein product obtained by bacterial fermentation of natural gas” amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff approval number
1.2.	Yeasts
1.2.1.	Yeasts cultivated on substrates of animal or vegetable origin		— Yeasts obtained from the micro-organisms and substrates listed in columns 3 and 4 respectively, the cells of which have been killed	Saccharomyces cerevisiae Saccharomyces carlsbergiensis Kluyveromyces lactis Kluyveromyces fragilis Candida guilliermondii	Molasses, distillery residues, cereals and products containing starch, fruit juice, whey, lactic acid, hydrolized vegetable fibres	In relation to Candida guilliermondii only, a minimum dry matter content of 16% applies	All animal species, except in the case of Candida guilliermondii which is only authorised for pigs for fattening
1.2.2.	Yeasts cultivated on substrates other than those given in 1.2.1.
1.3.	Algae
1.4.	Lower fungi
1.4.1.	Products from production of antibiotics by fermentation	1.4.1.1.	Mycelium, wet by-product from the production of of penicillin, ensiled by means of lactobacillus brevis, plantarum, sake, collenoid and streptococcus lactis to inactivate the penicillin, and heat treated	Nitrogenous compound Penicillium chrysogenum ATCC 48271	Different sources of carbohydrates and their hydrolysates	Nitrogen expressed protein: min 7%	Ruminants and pigs	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: the name “Mycelium silage from the production of penicillin”; nitrogen expressed as protein; ash; moisture; animal species or category; approval number; Declaration to be made on the label or packaging of the compound feeding stuff: in the name “Mycellium silage from the production of penicillin”
2.	Non-protein nitrogenous compounds
2.1.	Ammonium salts	2.1.1.	Ammonium lactate, produced by fermentation with Lactobacillus bulgaricus	CH3CHOHCO ONH4	Whey	Nitrogen expressed as protein: min 44%	Ruminants from the beginning of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: the name “Ammonium lactate from fermentation”; ash; moisture; animal species or category; Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs: the name “Ammonium lactate from fermentation amount of product contained in the feeding stuff; percentage of the total protein provided by non-protein nitrogen; indication, in the instructions for use, of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species or category
		2.1.2.	Ammonium acetate in aqueous solution	CH3COONH4		Ammonium acetate: min 55%	Ruminants from the start of rumination	Declarations to be made made on the label or packaging of the product: the words “Ammonium acetate”; nitrogen content; moisture content; animal species or category; Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs; the words “Ammonium acetate”; the amount of the product contained in the feeding stuffs; percentage of the total protein provided by non-protein nitrogen; indication in the instructions for use of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration for each animal species or category
		2.1.3.	Ammonium sulphate in aqueous solution	(NH4)2SO4		Ammonium sulphate: min 35%	Ruminants from the start of rumination	Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of the product: the words “Ammonium sulphate”; nitrogen and moisture contents; animal species; in the case of young ruminants, the incorporation rate in the daily ration may not exceed 0.5%; Declarations to be made on the label or packaging of compound feeding stuffs: the words “Ammonium sulphate”; the amount of the product contained in the feeding stuff; percentage of the total protein provided by non-protein nitrogen; indication in the instructions for use of the level of total non-protein nitrogen which should not be exceeded in the daily ration of each animal species; in the case of young ruminants, the incorporation rate in the daily ration may not exceed 0.5%