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Indian Standard (Reaffirmed 2012) 

MINERALMTXTURESFORSUPPLEMENTING  
POULTRY FEEDS-SPECIFICATION(Reaffirmed 2011) 
( First Revision )  

(Reaffirmed 2010) 

 
UDC 636.087-72 : 636.5
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(Reaffirmed 2007) 

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BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS

MANAK BHAVAN, 9 BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002

December 1992 Price Group 2

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TO
IS 5672 : 1992 MINERAL MIXTURES FOR
SUPPLEMENTING POUL’I’KY FEEDS - SPECIFICATION
( IGxt Revision )

( Pop’ 4, dtrrrse U-5.2, Iir7c3 ) - Subslitule ‘3.1 to 3.6’ for ‘4.4 and 45’.

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FOREWORD
This Indian Standard ( First Revision ) was adopted by the Bureau of Indian Standards, after the
draft finalized by the Livestock Feeds Sectional Committee had been approved by the Food and
Agriculture Division Council.
Minerals play many important functions in the body and, the vital processes in a living organism
are dependent on the presence of the various minerals in proper proportion. However, rations
for poultry are generally deficient in minerals. In view of the vital role of minerals and to
ensure optimum health and productivity in poultry, it is essential to provide these minerals,
whenever necessary, in adequate quantity and required proportions. It is expected that this
standard will assist in the manufacture of mineral mixtures of the required quality for supple-
menting poultry feeds. ,,
To provide the needed guidelines to the manufacturers in compounding quality mineral mixtures,
which when mixed with feeds, would make available mineraIs at the desired 1eveIs to poultry,
this Indian Standard was first published in 1970. The first revision is being brought out to up-
date the levels of supplements and to ensure that the nutrient requirements for poultry as laid
down in IS 9863 are met. The levels of phosphorus, zinc, iron and manganese have been raised.
In case of layers it has been advised that additional calcium may be supplied through shell grit,
because it is not possible to fulfil their requirements through mineral mixtures alone.
The ‘list of sources of different mineral supplements has also been reviewed and enlarged.
For the purpose of deciding whether a particular requirement of this standard is complied with,
the final value, observed or calculated, expressing the result of a test or analysis, shall be
rounded off in accordance with IS 2 : 1960 ‘Rules for rounding off numerical values ( revised)‘.
The number of significant places retained in the rounded off value should be the same as that of
the specified value in this standard.
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IS 5672 : 1992

Indian Standard
MINERALMIXTURESFORSUPPLEMENTING
POULTRYFEEDS-SPECIFICATION
(First Revision )
1 SCOPE All ingredients used shall be of a quality suita-
ble for animal consumption and shall contain
1.1 This standard prescrjbes the requirements
no substances harmful to poultry.
and the methods of sampling and test for mineral
mixtures for supplementing poultry feeds. 3.2 Description
2 REFERENCES
The mineral mixture shall be in the form of a
2.1 The following Indian Standards are neces- free flowing powder, thoroughly mixed and
sary adjuncts to this standard: completely homogeneous. It shall be ground
to such fineness that not less than 90 percent
IS No. Title by mass of the material shall pass through 106
460 Specification for test sieves : micron IS Sieve [ see IS 460 ( Part 1 ) : 1985 1.
( Part 1 ) : 1985 Part 1 Wire cloth test sieves
( third revision ) 3.3 Mineral mixtures shall be free adulterants,
insect or visible fungus infestation and
920 : 1972 Specification for common undesirable odour.
salt for animal consumption
including cattlelicks minerali- 3.4 Mineral mixtures for supplementing poultry
zed ( jirst revision ) feeds shall conform to the requirements given
1070 : 1992 Reagent grade water - in Table 1.
Specification ( third revision ) 3.5 Mineral mixtures for supplementing poultry
1942 : 1968 Specification for bonemeal feed shall also be free from spores of Bacillus..
as livestock feed supple- anthracis, Clostridum sp. when tested. by‘ the’
ment (Jrst revision ) method described in 4, 5 and 6 of IS 7874
4905 : 1968 Methods for random sampling ( Part 3 ) : 1975.
5470 : 1969 Specification for dicalcium 3.6 Appropriate quantities of salt ( sodium
phosphate, animal feed chloride ) may be added at the time of feeding.
grade In case of layers, additional calcium may be
Methods of test for animal supplied through shell grit.
7874
( Part 1 ) : 1975 feeds and feeding stuffs :
4 PACKING AND MARKING
Part 1 General methods
7874 Methods of test for animal 4.1 Packing
( Part 2 ) : 1975 feeds and feeding stuffs : The mineral mixture be packed in moisture-
Part 2 Minerals and trace proof bags, cartons, boxes or drums. All
elements containers shall be sound, clean and free from
7874 Methods of test for animal causal agents of infectious diseases and para-
( Part 3 ) : 1975 feeds and feeding stuffs: Part 3 sites.
Microbiological methods
$i;ral feeds and. feeding 4.2 Marking
13574 : 1992
- Determinatton of Each container shall be marked or labelled
calcium and magnesium in giving the following information:
mineral supplements
a) Name and type of the material,
3 REQUIREMENTS
b) Indication of the source of manufacture,
3.1 Ingredients 4 Batch or code number,
Any of the ingredients given, in Annex A may 4 Net mass in kg, and
be used for the preparation of mineral mixtures. e> Date of manufacture.

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Table 1 Requirements for Mineral Mixtures for Supplementing Poultry Feeds

( Clauses 3.4 and 6.1 )

Sl No. Characterlstlc Requirement Method of Test, Ref to
(9 (2) (3) (4)
0 Moisture, percent by mass, Max 3 Cl 4 of IS 7874 ( Part 1 ) : 1975
ii) Calcium, percent by mass, Min 30 IS 13574 : 1992
iii) Phosphorus, percent by mass, Min 9 Cl 6 of iS 7874 ( Part 2 ) : 1975
iv) Iron, ppm, Min 2000 Cl 7 of IS 7874 ( Part 2 ) : 1975
v) Iodine ( as KI ), percent by mass, Min 0.01 Cl 8 of IS 7874 (Part 2 ) : 1975
v’) Copper, ppm, Min 500 Cl 9 of IS 7874 ( Part 2 ) : 1975
vii) Manganese, percent by mass. Min 0.40 Cl 10 of IS 7874 ( Part 2 ) : 1975
viii) Flourine, percent by mass, MUX 0.05 Cl 12 of IS 7874 ( Part 2) : 1975
ix) Zinc, percent by mass, Min 0.40 Cl 13 of IS 7874 ( Part 2 ) : 1975
x) Acid insoluble ash, percent by mass, Max 3 Cl 10 of IS 7874 ( Part 1 ) : 1975
NOTE - The values specified for requirements (ii) to (x) are on moisture-free basis.

4.2.1 Each container shall also be marked with testing conformity to this specification shall
the following information. This may also be be drawn according to the method prescribed
done by enclosing in each container a leaflet in Annex B.
giving the following information:
6 TESTS
a) Name and type of the material,
6.1 Test shall be_ carried out as prescribed
b) Ingredients, in 3.5 and in co1 4 and 5 of Table 1.
c) Guaranteed composition, and
d) Dire&ions for use. 6.2 Quality of Reagents

4.2.2 Each container may also be marked with. Unless specified otherwise, pure chemicals and
the Standard Mark. distilled water ( see IS 1070 : 1992 ) shall be
employed in the tests.
5 SAMPLING NOTE - ‘Pure chemicals’ shall mean chemicals that
do not contain impurities which affect the results of
5.1 Representative samples of the material for analysis.

ANNEX A
( Chuse 3.1 )
INGREDIENTS FOR MINERAL MIXTURES

A-f The follqwjng are the ingredients that may Zinc chloride
be used for’compounding mineral mixtures for Zinc sulphate
supplementing poultry feeds: Zinc oxide
Bone meal ( see IS 1942 : 1968 > Potassium iodide ( stabilized )
Calcined bone meal &odium iodide
Calcium carbonate Potassium iodate
Ground limestone ( with low magnesium Cupric sulphate, pentahydrate
content ) Cupric chloride
Dolomite limestone Ferrous sulphate
Oyster shell grit Ferrous carbonate
Dicalcium phosphate ( see IS 5470 : 1969 ) Ferric oxide
Manganous dioxide Cobalt sulphate
Manganous sulphate Cobalt chloride
Zinc carbonate Common salt ( see IS 920 : 1972 )

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ANNEX B
( Clause 5.1 )
SAMPLING CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY FOR MINERAL MIXTURES
FOR SUPPLEMENTING POULTRY FEEDS
B-l GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF
SAMPLING
B-J.0 In drawing, preparing, storing and handl-
ing samples, care should be taken that the
properties are not affected. The following
precautions and directions shall be observed.
B-l.1 Samples shall be taken in a protected
place not exposed to damp air, dust or soot.
B-l.2 The sampling instrument shall be clean,
dry and sterile when used.
B-l.3 Precautions shall be taken to protect the
samples, the material being sampled, the
sampling instrument and the containers for
samples from adventitious contamination.
B-l.4 The samples shall be placed in clean, dry
and sterile glass containers. The sample con-
tainers shall be of such a size that they are
almost completely filled by the sample.
B-l.5 Each container shall be sealed air-tight
with a stopper or a suitable closer after filling
in such a way that it is not possible to open
and reseal it without detection, and marked
with full details of sampling, date of sampling,
batch or code number, name of the manufac-
turer and other important particulars of the
consignment.
B-l.6 Samples shall be stored in such a manner
that there is no deterioration of the material.
B-l.7 Sampling shall be done by a person
agreed to between the purchaser and the vendor
and if desired by any of them, in the presence
of the purchaser ( or his representative ) and
the vendor ( or his representative ).
B-2 SCALE OF SAMPLING
B-2.1 Lot
All the containers in a single consignment of
the material drawn from a single batch of
manufacture shall constitute a lot. If a con-
signment is declared to consist of different
batches of manufacture, the batches shall be
grouped separately and the containers in each
group shall constitute a separate lot.
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IS 5672 : 1992
B-2.1.1 Samples shall be tested for each lot for
ascertaining conformity of the material to the
requirements of the specification.
B-2.2 The number of containers to be selected
from the lot shall depend on the size of the lot
and shall be in accordance with co1 1 and 2 of
Table 2.
B-2.3 The containers shall be chosen at random
from the lot and for this purpose a random
number table as agreed to between the purchaser
and the vendor shall be used ( see IS 4905 :
1968 ). If such a table is not available, the
following procedure shall be adopted:
Arrange all the containers in the lot in a
systematic manner and starting from any
container count 1, 2, 3 . . . . . . . etc, up to r and
so on. Every rth container shall be with-
drawn from the lot to give a sample for
test, where r = N/n, r being the integral part
of N/n; where N is the total number of
containers in the lot, and n the number of
containers to be selected according to
Table 2. If r comes out to a fractional
number, its value shall be taken to be as equal
to its integral part.
B-3 TEST SAMPLES AND REFEREE
SAMPLES
B-3.1 Preparation of Individual Samples
Draw with an appropriate sampling instrument
equal quantities of the material from different
parts of each container selected according to
Table 2. The total quantity of the material
drawn from each container shall be not less
than 1.5 kg. Mix all the portions of the
material drawn from the same container thoro-
ughly. Take out about 0.75 kg of material and
divide into three equal parts. Each portion, thus
obtained shall constitute the test sample repre-
senting that particular container and shall be
transferred immediately to clean and dry sample
containers and sealed air-tight. These shall be
labelled with particulars given under B-1.5. The
individual samples obtained as above shall be
formed into three sets in such a way that each
set has test sample representing each container
selected. One of the sets shall be for the pur-
chaser, another for the vendor and the third
for the referee.
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Table 2 Number of Containers to be Selected B-4 TESTING OF SAMPLES

for Sampling
B-4.1 Samples shall be tested for each lot for
( Clauses B-2.2 B-2.3 and 8-3.1 ) ascertaining the conformity of the material to
the requirements of this standard.
Lot size Number of Containers
to be Selected B-4.2 Test for calcium shall be conducted indi-
WI (4 viduaily on each of the samples constituting the
set of test samples ( see B-3.1 ).
(1) (2)
2 to 15 2 B-4.3 Test for the remaining characteristics,
16 to 50 3 prescribed in Table 1 shall be conducted on the
51 to 100 4 composite sample ( see B-3.2 ).
101 to 150 5
151 to 300 7 B-5 CRITERIA FOR CONFORMITY
301 and above 10
B-5.1 A lot shall be considered as conforming
to the specification when the test results on the
B-3.2 Preparation of Composite Sample individual samples satisfy the requirement for
calcium as specified in Table 1. The following
From the mixed material from each selected procedure shall be adopted for determining
container remaining after the individual samp- conformity of the material for calcium:
les have been taken, equal quantities of material
from each container shall be taken and mixed Calculate the mean and the range of the test
up together so as to form a composite sample results as follows:
weighing not less than O-75 kg. This composite
sample shall be divided into three equal parts Sum of the test results
Mean (x‘) =
and transferred to clean and dry containers and Number of the test samples
labelied with the particulars given under B-l.5 Range (R) = Difference between the
and sealed air-tight. One of these samples maximum and the minimum
shall be for the purchaser, another for the ven- values of the test results.
dor and the third for the referee.
If.2 - 0.4 R is greater than or equal to 18.0 or
B-3.3 Referee Sample 23.0 in case of Type 1 or Type 2, the sample
shall be considered as conforming to the speci-
Referee samples shall consist of a set of test fication in regard to calcium.
samples (see B-3.1 ) and composite samples
( see B-3.2 ), and shall bear the seals of the B-5.2 The test results on the composite sample
purchaser and the vendor and shall be kept at a shall satisfy the other requirements specified
place agreed to between the two. in 4.4 and 4.5.

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