| Item | Nutrient | Guaranteed Amount | Tolerance Limits |
| 1 | Calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sodium (Na), potassium (K), sulphur (S), salt (NaCl) | (a) 1% and under | A deficiency or excess of 0.2% of the feed |
| (b) Over 1% | A deficiency or excess of 20% of the guaranteed amount |
| 2 | Zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), iodine (I), cobalt (Co) | All amounts | A deficiency or excess of 20% of the guaranteed amount |
| 3 | Fluorine (F) | All amounts | An excess of 20% of the guaranteed amount |
| 4 | Phosphorus (P) | (a) 5% and under | A deficiency or excess of 20% of the guaranteed amount |
| (b) Over 5% | A deficiency of 10% or an excess of 20% of the guaranteed amount |
| 5 | Iron (Fe) | All amounts | A deficiency of 20% or an excess of 40% of the guaranteed amount |
| 6 | Crude protein (mixed feed) | (a) 24% and under | A deficiency of 1% of the feed |
| (b) Over 24% | A deficiency of 1.5% of the feed |
| Crude protein (single ingredient feed) | All amounts | A deficiency of 0.8% of the feed |
| 7 | Equivalent crude protein | (a) 5% and under | An excess of 1% of the feed |
| (b) Over 5% and up to and including 25% | An excess of 20% of the guaranteed amount |
| (c) Over 25% | An excess of 5% of the feed |
| 8 | Crude fat | All amounts | A deficiency or excess of 1.5% of the feed |
| 9 | Crude fibre | (a) 5% and under | A deficiency or excess of 1% of the feed |
| (b) Over 5% and up to and including 15% | A deficiency or excess of 15% of the guaranteed amount |
| (c) Over 15% | A deficiency or excess of 1.5% of the feed |
| 10 | Vitamin A, vitamin E | All amounts | A deficiency of 20% of the guaranteed amount |
| 11 | Vitamin D | All amounts | A deficiency of 25% of the guaranteed amount |
| 12 | Sugar (invert) | (a) 24% and under | A deficiency of 1.5% of the feed |
| (b) Over 24% | A deficiency of 2% of the feed |
| 13 | Pepsin digestible protein | All amounts | A deficiency of 10% of the guaranteed amount |