What is BS 5766-12 - Gossypol in animal feeds about?
BS 5766-12 is an international standard that serves technical specifications for determining gossypol in animal feeds, enabling the prevention of gossypol toxicity to ensure health and vitality in animals.
BS 5766-12 specifies a method for the determination of the content of free and total gossypol and chemically related substances in animal feeding stuffs.
Who is BS 5766-12 - Gossypol in animal feeds for?
BS 5766-12 on gossypol in animal feeds applies to:
- Manufacturers of animal feeds
- Dealers and importers of animal feeds
- Testing houses for animal feeds
- Safety assurance services
- Regulatory bodies
Why should you use BS 5766-12 - Gossypol in animal feeds?
Pigment glands in cotton stems, leaves, seeds, and flower buds produce gossypol, a phenolic substance. Cottonseed meal is a by-product of the cotton industry that is utilised in animal feed due to its high oil and protein content. Gossypol toxicity can cause reduced growth rate, weight loss, weakness, anorexia, and increased susceptibility to stress in animals.
BS 5766-12 provides users guidance on a method for determining gossypol in animal feeds. BS 5766-12 also provides users with a step-by-step procedure for the method, enabling users to do the method correctly.
BS 5766-12 provides users guidance on the field of application, principle, reagents, apparatus, sampling, procedure, expression of results, and test report, enabling users to accurately assess animal feed to find traces of feed contamination.
With obedience and compliance to BS 5766-12, users can accurately assess the content of gossypol in animal feeds and limit its presence according to required regulations to ensure the safety, vitality and longevity of animals.
