What is BS EN 15510-Methods of sampling and analysis of animal feeding stuffs about?
BS EN 15510 is a European standard that serves technical specifications for methods of sampling and analysis of animal feeding stuffs to ensure their quality, longevity, and nutritional value.
BS EN 15510 specifies the inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) method for determining the element’s calcium, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum, and lead.
BS EN 15510 was successfully tested for calcium, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, and molybdenum in the following animal feeding stuffs: two complete feeds (pig feed, sheep feed), one feed material (phosphate), one mineral premixture and two complementary feeds (two mineral feeds).
BS EN 15510 was also successfully tested for lead in two feed materials (phosphate, CaCO3), two feed additives (Bentonite, CuSO4), one complementary feed (mineral feed).
BS EN 15510 is applicable as a screening method for elements with a HORRAT value higher than 2.
BS EN 15510 specifies the limit of quantification that should be 3 mg/kg or lower. BS EN 15510 method also applies for the determination in products with high element content (>5 %). For this Purpose, the accuracy of the method has to be checked individually.
Note: BS EN 15510 does not apply to -
- Determination of a low concentration of elements
Who is BS EN 15510-Methods of sampling and analysis of animal feeding stuffs for?
BS EN 15510 on Methods of sampling and analysis of animal feeding stuffs applies to:
- Manufacturers of animal feeds
- Dealers and importers of animal feeds
- Testing labs for animal feeds
- Quality assurance services
- Regulatory bodies
Why should you use BS EN 15510-Methods of sampling and analysis of animal feeding stuffs?
The elements calcium, sodium, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, molybdenum are effective nutritional additives found in animal feeds that provide essential nutrition to animals. These elements are extracted either in feeds mainly consisting of organic matter after dry ashing and dissolving in hydrochloric acid or feeds mainly composed of inorganic matter after wet digestion with hydrochloric acid for analysis.
BS EN 15510 provides users guidance on principle, apparatus, sampling, procedure, calculation and expression of results, precision, and test report, enabling the detection and assessment of animal feeds to ensure its quality and safety.
BS EN 15510 provides users guidance on the inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) method for determining micronutrients in animal feeding stuff. BS EN 15510 also provides users with a step-by-step procedure for the process, enabling users to do the technique correctly.
The adoption of BS EN 15510 allows users to evaluate the nutritional value of animal feeding stuff that enhances the vitality, growth and strength in animals.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 15510:2017 supersedes BS EN 15510:2007, which is now withdrawn.
