Table 2.

EURL evaluation reports on analytical methods in the period 2005–14: number of feed additives covered by these reports and distribution across categories and functional groups.

	Category		Functional group	Total
1	Technological	A	Preservatives	14
		B	Antioxidants	9
		C	Emulsifiers	13
		D	Stabilisers	11
		E	Thickeners	11
		F	Gelling agents	10
		G	Binders	7
		H	Substances for control of radionuclide contamination	1
		I	Anti-caking agents	6
		J	Acidity regulators	6
		K	Silage additives	19
		L	Denaturants	–
		M	Reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins	8
2	Sensory	A	Colorants	22
		B	Flavouring compounds	43
3	Nutritional	A	Vitamins, pro-vitamins	28
		B	Compounds of trace elements	27
		C	Amino acids	25
		D	Urea and its derivatives	1
4	Zootechnical	A	Digestability enhancers	65
		B	Gut flora stabilisers: microorganisms	57
		C	Substances which favourably affect the environment	14
		D	Other zootechnical additives	37
5	Coccidiostats and histomonostats			30
			Total	464