The Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Wales) Regulations 2022

Regulation 3(1)

SCHEDULE 2 Authorisation of a preparation of Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026 (identification number 1k20759) as a feed additive for all animal species

The preparation specified in the table, belonging to the additive category “technological additives” and to the functional group “silage additives”, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition subject to the conditions set out in the table.

(1) Details of the analytical methods set out in the document referenced “Ares(2019)4747322 - 22/07/2019” and last updated 18 October 2019. The document is available at the following address: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports/fad-2018-0093.
(2) Under reference BS EN 15787:2021 “Animal feeding stuffs: Methods of sampling and analysis. Detection and enumeration of Lactobacillus spp. used as feed additive”. Published by the British Standards Institution on 31 December 2021 (ISBN 978 0 580 99831 7). Available from the British Standards Institution https://knowledge.bsigroup.com.
(3) Content of element Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026 in CFU of additive/kg of fresh material.
(4) Easy to ensile forage: > 3% soluble carbohydrates in fresh material; moderately difficult to ensile forage: 1.5-3.0% soluble carbohydrates in the fresh material in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) No 429/2008 on detailed rules for the implementation of Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the preparation and the presentation of applications and the assessment and the authorisation of feed additives(1).
Additive	Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026
Identification number of the additive	1k20759
Authorisation holder	None specified
Additive category	Technological additives
Functional group	Silage additives
Additive composition	Preparation of Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026 containing a minimum of 2 × 1010 CFU/g additive
Characterisation of the active substance(s)	Viable cells of Lactobacillus buchneri DSM 29026
Analytical methods (1)	For enumeration (colony count) of the feed additive: Spread plate method on MRS agar (BS EN 15787:2021(2)).
	For identification of bacterial strain: Pulsed Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE).
Species or category of animal	All animal species
Maximum age	None
Minimum content (3)	Minimum content of the feed additive when not combined with other micro-organisms as silage additives: 5 × 107 CFU/kg of easy and moderately difficult to ensile fresh material(4)
Maximum content(3)	None
Other provisions	In the directions for use of the feed additive and premixtures, the storage conditions must be indicated.

(1)

EUR 2008/429, amended by S.I. 2019/654. S.I. 2019/654 was amended by S.I. 2020/1504.