{"topic_id":"eu_reg_2020_354_b_022","category":"eu-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: eu_reg_2020_354_b_022\ncategory: EU-REG-2020-354\ntitle: Part B - sodium or calcium salts, if\nlang: en\nsource: reg_2020_354_consolidated.pdf\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 1659\nextra: {\"part\": \"B\", \"section\": 18, \"consolidated_version\": \"2025-04-22\"}\n---\n\n# Part B - sodium or calcium salts, if\n\nsodium or calcium salts, if\nadded\n\nBetween three weeks\nbefore and six weeks\nafter calving for dairy\ncows\nBetween six weeks\nbefore\nand\nthree\nweeks\nafter\nparturition for ewes\nand goats\n\n1. Application in the form of bolus is allowed.\nA bolus may contain up to 20 % iron in an\ninert, non-bioavailable form, in order to\nincrease its density.\n2. Indicate on the labelling: ‘During the supply\nof calcium or sodium propionates at the end\nof gestation, an evaluation of the mineral\nequilibrium in association with the risk of\nhypocalcaemie\nafter\nparturition\nis\nnecessary.’\n\n62\n\nReduction\nof\nstress reactions\n\n— High level magnesium\nAnd/or\n— Highly digestible ingredients\n\nPigs\n\n— Magnesium\n— Highly\ndigestible\ningredients including their\ntreatment if appropriate\n— Content of n-3 fatty acids\n(if added)\n\n1 to 7 days\n\nGuidance shall be provided on the situation in\nwhich the use of this feed is appropriate.\n\n63\n\nReduction of the\nrisk of consti­\npation\n\nIngredients\npassage\n\nSows\n\nIngredients\nintestinal passage\n\n10 to 14 days before\nand 10 to 14 days\nafter farrowing\n\nstimulating\n\nintestinal\n\nstimulating\n\n02020R0354 — EN — 22.04.2025 — 002.001 — 27\n\nParticular nutritional\npurpose\n\nEntry\nnumber\n\n▼B\nEssential nutritional characteristics (GP1)\n\nSpecies or category\nof animal\n\nLabelling declarations (GP2)\n\nRecommended length of\ntime\n\nOther provisions\n\n1\n\n2\n\n3\n\n4\n\n5\n\n6\n\nCompensation\nfor insufficient\niron availability\nafter birth\n\nHigh level of iron compounds auth­\norised under the functional group\n‘compounds of trace elements’ of the\ncategory ‘nutritional additives’ as\nreferred to in\nAnnex\nI to\nRegulation (EC) No 1831/2003.\nThe complementary feed may contain\niron in a concentration higher than 100\ntimes the relevant fixed maximum\ncontent in complete feed.\n\nSuckling\npiglets\ncalves\n\nIron (total)\n\nAfter birth up to 3\nweeks\n\nThe instructions for proper use shall ensure that\nthe legal maximum contents of iron for\ncomplete feed are respected.\n\n65\n\nCompensation\nfor\nmalab­\nsorption\n\nLow level of saturated fatty acids and\nhigh level of fat soluble vitamins\n\nPoultry\nexcluding geese\nand pigeons\n\n— Percentage of saturated\nfatty acids in relation to\ntotal fatty acids\n— Vitamin A (total)\n— Vitamin D (total)\n— Vitamin E (total)\n— Vitamin K (total)\n\nDuring the first 2\nweeks after hatching\n\n66\n\nReduction of the\nrisk of fatty liver\nsyndrome\n\nLow energy and high proportion of\nmetabolisable energy from lipids with\nhigh level of polyunsaturated fatty\nacids\n\nLaying hens\n\n— Energy value (calculated\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":1659,"generated_at":null,"tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}