Standard No.:	GB/T 20715-2024
English Name:	Milk replacer for calves
Chinese Name:	犊牛代乳粉
Chinese Classification:	B46    Livestock and poultry feed and additive
Professional Classification:	GB    National Standard
Issued by:	SAMR; SAC
Issued on:	2024-03-15
Implemented on:	2024-10-1
Status:	valid
Superseding:	GB/T 20715-2006 Calf milk replacer
Language:	English
File Format:	PDF
Word Count:	6000 words
Price(USD):	180.0
Delivery:	via email in 1~3 business day

Milk replacer for calves 1 Scope This document defines the terms and definitions of milk replacer for calves, specifies the technical requirements and inspection rules as well as packaging, transportation storage and shelf life, and describes corresponding sampling and test methods. This document is applicable to the production, trade, inspection, certification and use of milk replacer for calves. 2 Normative references The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition (including any amendments) applies. GB 5009.6-2016 National food safety standard - Determination of fat in foods GB 5413.5-2010 National food safety standard - Determination of lactose and sucrose in foods for infants and young children, milk and milk products GB/T 5917.1 Determination of feed particle size - Two-sieve screening method GB/T 6432 Determination of crude protein in feeds - Kjeldahl method GB/T 6435 Determination of moisture in feedstuffs GB/T 6436 Determination of calcium in feed GB/T 6437 Determination of phosphorus in feeds-Spectrophotometry GB/T 6438 Animal feeding stuffs - Determination of crude ash GB/T 8170 Rules of rounding off for numerical values & expression and judgment of limiting values GB/T 10647 Feed industry terms GB 10648 Feed label GB/T 10649 Determination for mixing homogeneity of mineral premix GB 13078 Hygienical standard for feeds GB/T 14699.1 Feeding stuffs - Sampling GB/T 18246 Determination of amino acids in feeds GB/T 18823 Permitted tolerants for judgement of testing results in feeds GB/T 20806 Determination of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) in feeds 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in GB/T 10647 and the following apply, 3.1 milk replacer for calves a uniform mixture prepared according to a certain proportion with dairy products and vegetable protein products as main raw materials, supplemented by necessary feed additives such as amino acids, vitamins and mineral elements, and used for feeding calves and as milk substitutes Note 1: It is used to feed calves after being blended with boiling water. Note 2: The milk replacer for calves belongs to calf concentrate supplement. 4 Technical requirements 4.1 Raw material requirements 4.1.1 Dairy products include whole milk, skim milk, concentrated milk protein, whey powder, lactose-free whey powder, casein, etc.; plant protein sources include soybean, wheat, peanut, rice and so on. 4.1.2 Non-protein ammonia substances such as urea shall not be used. 4.1.3 Animal-derived feed products other than milk and dairy products shall not be used. 4.2 Appearance and properties The product shall be light yellow or light cream powder with consistent color and milk fragrance, without caking, mildew, deterioration or peculiar smell. 4.3 Particle size The passing rate of the product shall be 100% via 0.42mm analysis sieve and >80% via 0.18mm analysis sieve.

1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Technical requirements 5 Sampling 6 Test methods 7 Inspection rules 8 Labeling, packaging, transportation, storage and shelf life Annex A (Informative) Recommended values of mineral elements and vitamins in milk replacer for calves