BS 5766-8:1999

This standard BS 5766-8:1999 Methods for analysis of animal feeding stuffs is classified in these ICS categories:

• 65.120 Animal feeding stuffs

This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the moisture and other volatile matter content of animal feeding stuffs.

The method is applicable to animal feeding stuffs with the exception of:

1. milk products;
2. mineral substances;
3. mixtures containing a considerable amount of milk products or mineral substances, for example milk replacers;
4. animal feeding stuffs containing humectants (e.g. propylene glycol);
5. the following simple animal feeding stuffs:
   • animal and vegetable fats and oils (for which method A specified in ISO 662 [1] is applicable);
   • oilseeds (for which a method is specified in ISO 665 [2]);
   • oilseed residues (for which a method is specified in ISO 771 [3]);
   • cereals, except maize, and cereal products (for which a method is specified in ISO 712 [4]);
   • maize (for which the reference method specified in ISO 6540 [5] is applicable).