Proficiency testing programs FEED
Physico-chemical analyses – Microbiology – Contaminants – Drugs
PT for PHYSICS & CHEMISTRY
| Programs | Matrices | Parameters | Accreditation | Rounds / year | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 – Feed | Feed (raw materials and finished products) | Macronutrients (water content, raw protein, raw ashes, raw fat, fibers, starch, sugars), Minerals and Metals (Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Se, Cl, S), Vitamins (A, D3, E), Veterinary drugs (e.g. carbadox, olaquindox, monensin), Biogenic amines (histamine, cadaverine, putrescine), Animal origin components, Pigments, Infrared analyses, Microscopic analyses, Fatty acid composition | accredited* | 10 | Download |
| 14 – Forages | Forages | Dry matter, raw ashes, total nitrogen/protein, crude fiber, fiber fractions (NDF, ADF, ADL), carbon, total sugars, major minerals (P, Ca, Mg), trace elements (Zn, Cu, Fe), raw energy, and pepsin–cellulase digestibility | accredited* | 10 | Download |
| 22 – Silages | Silages | Pre-desiccation forage analysis: residual moisture, total dry matter, crude fiber, starch, raw ashes, protein (total N, soluble N, ammoniacal N), Van Soest fiber fractions (NDF, ADF, ADL), carbon, fat (with/without hydrolysis), minerals (P, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, Fe), pH, lactic acid, alcohols, volatile fatty acids, and pepsin–cellulase digestibility | 4 | Download | |
| 26a – Amino acids: Feed | Feed (raw materials and finished products) | Amino acids by hydrolysis method, Free amino acids | accredited* | 5 | Download |
| 42 – Premix | Premix | Minerals (e.g. Ca, P, Na, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Co, Se, I), electrolytes (chlorides as NaCl), total sulphur, heavy metals (Cd, Pb, As, Hg), moisture & ash (total, HCl-insoluble), vitamins (A, D3, E, B1, B6, B9, B12, β-carotene), and choline | accredited* | 10 | Download |
| NEW 49 – Aquaculture feeds and raw material | Aquaculture feeds | Physico-chemical analyses, nutritional value, minerals, amino acid composition, vitamins, pigments, microscopic analyses, fatty acid composition, drug residues, other parameters… | 5 | Download | |
| 67 – Petfood (10 rounds) | Feed – Dog and Cat (raw materials and Finished products) | Macronutrients (water content, raw protein, raw ashes, raw fat, fibers), Minerals and Metals (Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Se, I, S), Vitamins (A, D3, E, C, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, B12, Biotin, Choline, Tocopherols), Additives (BHA, BHT), Chlorides (as NaCl), Biogenic amines (histamine, cadaverine, putrescine, spermine, spermidine), Amino acids (e.g. lysine, methionine, tryptophan, taurine), Total amino acid content, Fatty acid composition, Fatty acid sums, Mycotoxins | accredited* | 10 | Download |
| 67a – Petfood (5 rounds) | 5 | Download |
PT for CONTAMINANTS
| Programs | Matrices | Parameters | Accreditation | Rounds / year | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW 19p – Pesticides – Feed | Raw material: Proteaginous (Soya meal) | Organochlorines (aldrin, endrin, lindane, chlordane), Organophosphates (chlorpyrifos-methyl, diazinon, ethion, parathion), Pyrethroids (bifenthrin, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin, permethrin), Herbicides (glyphosate, fluazifop, pendimethaline), Fungicides (boscalid, carbendazim, tebuconazole, vinclozolin), Synergists (PBO), and other insecticides (indoxacarb, malathion, pirimiphos-methyl) | 1 | Download | |
| 31e – Mycotoxins – Feed | Feed | Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2, Sum), Ochratoxin A, Trichothecenes (DON, DON-3-glucoside, 3/15-acetyl-DON, Nivalenol, T2, HT2, T2+HT2), Zearalenone, Fumonisins (B1, B2, Sum), Emerging mycotoxins (Beauvericin, Enniatins A, A1, B, B1) | accredited* | 2 | Download |
| 32c – Trace elements FEED | Feed | Dry matter, Aluminium, Total arsenic, Speciation criterion, Cadmium, Chromium, Cobalt, Total tin, Fluorine, Iodine, Manganese, Total mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Lead, Selenium, Titanium, Copper. | accredited* | 4 | Download |
| 31b – Mycotoxins: Cereals | Cereals | Aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2, Sum), Ochratoxin A, Trichothecenes (DON, DON-3-glucoside, 3/15-acetyl-DON, Nivalenol, T2, HT2, T2+HT2), Zearalenone, Fumonisins (B1, B2, Sum), Emerging mycotoxins (Beauvericin, Enniatins A, A1, B, B1) | accredited* | 5 | Download |
| 88a – Veterinary drugs | Fish | Chloramphenicol, Nitrofurans | accredited* | 2 | Download |
| 107 – Veterinary drugs in feed | Animal feed | Penicillins (e.g. amoxicillin,penicillin V), tetracyclines (e.g. doxycycline), sulfonamides (e.g. sulfadiazine), macrolides (e.g. tylosin, spiramycin), aminoglycosides (e.g. neomycin, spectinomycin), fluoroquinolones (e.g. enrofloxacin, flumequine, oxolinic acid), ionophores (e.g. monensin, salinomycin,lasalocid, narasin, maduramycin, semduramicin), nitroimidazoles (e.g. dimetridazole), and others such as tiamulin, florfenicol, and valnemulin, thiamphenicol, clopidol, decoquinate, diclazuril, halofuginone, robenidine, carbadox, colistin, lincomycin, amprolium, flubendazole, nicarbazine.. | 1 | Download |
PT for MICROBIOLOGY
| Programs | Matrices | Parameters | Accreditation | Rounds / year | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105a – Microbiology in feed – Salmonella spp | Feed | Salmonella spp (detected / not detected) | 2 | Download | |
| 105b – Microbiology in feed – Listeria spp | Feed | Listeria (detected / not detected) | 1 | Download |
* To know the matrices and parameters under accreditation, download the detailed scope of accreditation