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TITLE 4AGRICULTURE
PART 3TEXAS FEED AND FERTILIZER CONTROL SERVICE/OFFICE OF THE TEXAS STATE CHEMIST
CHAPTER 61COMMERCIAL FEED RULES
SUBCHAPTER CLABELING
RULE §61.22Labeling of Commercial Feed

    (H) Unless otherwise specified, single ingredient feeds shall have a product name which comports with the ingredient name assigned to such product by the Association of American Feed Control Officials in its official publication, adopted by reference in §61.1 of this title (relating to Definitions), and shall meet the standard of identity and, where required, list the guarantees of that standard.

  (3) Drug additives, when present.

    (A) The word "medicated" shall be placed directly following and below the product name in type size no smaller than one-half the size of the product name.

    (B) The purpose of the medication (claim statement) shall be stated.

    (C) The label shall state any warning or cautionary statement relating to such drug additive required by paragraph (6) of this section, or reference to where such warning or cautionary statement may be found.

    (D) The label shall display active drug ingredient statement listing:

      (i) each drug ingredient by its common or usual name; and

      (ii) the amount of each ingredient.

  (4) Guarantees--Crude Protein, Non-Protein Nitrogen, Amino Acids, Crude Fat, Crude Fiber, Acid Detergent Fiber, Calcium, Phosphorus, Salt and Sodium shall be the sequence of nutritional guarantees when such guarantee is stated. Other required and voluntary guarantees should follow in a general format such that the units of measure used to express guarantees (percentage, parts per million, International Units, etc.) are listed in a sequence that provides a consistent grouping of the units of measure.

    (A) Poultry:

      (i) Chickens and Turkeys--complete feeds and supplements for all animal classes:

        (I) Minimum percentage of crude protein;

        (II) Minimum percentage of lysine;

        (III) Minimum percentage of methionine;

        (IV) Minimum percentage of crude fat;

        (V) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;

        (VI) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;

        (VII) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;

        (VIII) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added);

        (IX) Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee.

      (ii) Ducks and Geese--complete feeds and supplements for all animal classes:

        (I) Minimum percentage of crude protein;

        (II) Minimum percentage of crude fat;

        (III) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;

        (IV) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;

        (V) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;

        (VI) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added);

        (VII) Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee.

    (B) Swine--complete feeds and supplements for all animal classes:

      (i) Minimum percentage of crude protein;

      (ii) Minimum percentage of lysine;

      (iii) Minimum percentage of crude fat;

      (iv) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;

      (v) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;

      (vi) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;

      (vii) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added);

      (viii) Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee;

      (ix) Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm);

      (x) Minimum zinc in parts per million (ppm).

    (C) Beef Cattle:

      (i) Complete Feeds and Supplements--all animal classes:

        (I) Minimum percentage of crude protein;

        (II) Maximum percentage of equivalent crude protein from non-protein nitrogen (NPN) when added;

        (III) Minimum percentage of crude fat;

        (IV) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;

        (V) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;

        (VI) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;

        (VII) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added);

        (VIII) Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee;

        (IX) Minimum percentage of potassium;

        (X) Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in international units per pound (if added).

      (ii) Mineral Feeds (if added):

        (I) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;

        (II) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;

        (III) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt;

        (IV) Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee;

        (V) Minimum percentage of magnesium;

        (VI) Minimum percentage of potassium;

        (VII) Minimum copper in parts per million (ppm);

        (VIII) Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm);

        (IX) Minimum zinc in parts per million (ppm);

        (X) Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in international units per pound.

    (D) Dairy Cattle:

      (i) Complete Feeds and Supplements--all animal classes:

        (I) Minimum percentage of crude protein;

        (II) Maximum percentage of equivalent crude protein from non-protein nitrogen (NPN) when added;

        (III) Minimum percentage of crude fat;

        (IV) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;

        (V) Maximum percentage of acid detergent fiber (ADF);

        (VI) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;

        (VII) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;

        (VIII) Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm);

        (IX) Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in international units per pound (if added).

      (ii) Mixing and Pasture Mineral Feeds (if added):

        (I) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;

        (II) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;

        (III) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt;

        (IV) Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee;

        (V) Minimum percentage of magnesium;

        (VI) Minimum percentage of potassium;

        (VII) Minimum selenium in parts per million (ppm);

        (VIII) Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in international units per pound.

    (E) Veal and Herd Replacement Milk Replacer:

      (i) Minimum percentage of crude protein;

      (ii) Minimum percentage of crude fat;

      (iii) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;

      (iv) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;

      (v) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;

      (vi) Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in international units per pound (if added).

    (F) Fish Complete Feeds and Supplements:

      (i) Minimum percentage of crude protein;

      (ii) Minimum percentage of crude fat;

      (iii) Maximum percentage of crude fiber;

      (iv) Minimum percentage of phosphorus.

    (G) Rabbit Complete Feeds and Supplements--all animal classes:

      (i) Minimum percentage of crude protein;

      (ii) Minimum percentage of crude fat;

      (iii) Minimum and maximum percentage of crude fiber (the maximum crude fiber shall not exceed the minimum by more than 5.0 percentage units);

      (iv) Minimum and maximum percentage of calcium;

      (v) Minimum percentage of phosphorus;

      (vi) Minimum and maximum percentage of salt (if added);

      (vii) Minimum and maximum percentage of total sodium shall be guaranteed only when total sodium exceeds that furnished by the maximum salt guarantee;

      (viii) Minimum vitamin A, other than precursors of vitamin A, in international units per pound (if added).

    (H) Equine:

      (i) Complete Feeds and Supplements--all animal classes:

        (I) Minimum percentage of crude protein;

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