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Part B - sodium or calcium salts, if

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Part B - sodium or calcium salts, if

sodium or calcium salts, if added

Between three weeks before and six weeks after calving for dairy cows Between six weeks before and three weeks after parturition for ewes and goats

  1. Application in the form of bolus is allowed.

A bolus may contain up to 20 % iron in an inert, non-bioavailable form, in order to increase its density.

  1. Indicate on the labelling: ‘During the supply

of calcium or sodium propionates at the end of gestation, an evaluation of the mineral equilibrium in association with the risk of hypocalcaemie after parturition is necessary.’

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Reduction of stress reactions

— High level magnesium And/or — Highly digestible ingredients

Pigs

— Magnesium — Highly digestible ingredients including their treatment if appropriate — Content of n-3 fatty acids (if added)

1 to 7 days

Guidance shall be provided on the situation in which the use of this feed is appropriate.

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Reduction of the risk of consti­ pation

Ingredients passage

Sows

Ingredients intestinal passage

10 to 14 days before and 10 to 14 days after farrowing

stimulating

intestinal

stimulating

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Particular nutritional purpose

Entry number

▼B Essential nutritional characteristics (GP1)

Species or category of animal

Labelling declarations (GP2)

Recommended length of time

Other provisions

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Compensation for insufficient iron availability after birth

High level of iron compounds auth­ orised under the functional group ‘compounds of trace elements’ of the category ‘nutritional additives’ as referred to in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1831/2003. The complementary feed may contain iron in a concentration higher than 100 times the relevant fixed maximum content in complete feed.

Suckling piglets calves

Iron (total)

After birth up to 3 weeks

The instructions for proper use shall ensure that the legal maximum contents of iron for complete feed are respected.

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Compensation for malab­ sorption

Low level of saturated fatty acids and high level of fat soluble vitamins

Poultry excluding geese and pigeons

— Percentage of saturated fatty acids in relation to total fatty acids — Vitamin A (total) — Vitamin D (total) — Vitamin E (total) — Vitamin K (total)

During the first 2 weeks after hatching

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Reduction of the risk of fatty liver syndrome

Low energy and high proportion of metabolisable energy from lipids with high level of polyunsaturated fatty acids

Laying hens

— Energy value (calculated

Sources

  • reg_2020_354_consolidated.pdf