ISO 6496:1999

Animal feeding stuffs — Determination of moisture and other volatile matter content ISO 6496:1999

Publication date:   Aug 12, 1999

Scope

This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the moisture and other volatile matter
content of animal feeding stuffs.
The method is applicable to animal feeding stuffs with the exception of:
a) milk products;
b) mineral substances;
c) mixtures containing a considerable amount of milk products or mineral substances, for example milk replacers;
d) animal feeding stuffs containing humectants (e.g. propylene glycol);
e) the following simple animal feeding stuffs:
animal and vegetable fats and oils (for which method A specified in ISO 662 [1] is applicable);
oilseeds (for which a method is specified in ISO 665 [2]);
oilseed residues (for which a method is specified in ISO 771 [3]);
cereals, except maize, and cereal products (for which a method is specified in ISO 712 [4]);
maize (for which the reference method specified in ISO 6540 [5] is applicable)