DSF/prEN 15788
Animal feeding stuffs - Isolation and enumeration of Enterococcus (E. faecium) spp.
| Organization: | DS |
| Status: | inactive |
| Page Count: | 15 |
| ICS Code (Animal feeding stuffs): | 65.120 |
scope:
This international standard defines general rules for the enumeration of enterococci in feed samples (additive, premixture, feeding stuffs) that contain enterococci (E. faecium) as a single micro organism component or in a mixture with other micro organisms. This standard is not applicable to mineral feeds which are defined as complementary feedingstuffs composed mainly of minerals and containing at least 40% crude ash (Council Directive 79/373/EEC).
There are different categories of feed samples:
. Additives containing about 1010 CFU/g;
. Premixtures containing 108 CFU/g;
. Feeds, meal or pellets which contain about 106 CFU/g comprising and include complete feeding stuffs, and milk replacers.
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