Table 6.
Maximum safe concentration in feed of polymethoxylated flavones for the different target animal categories
| Animal category | Default values | Maximum safe intake/concentration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body weight (kg) | Feed intake (g DM/day) | Intake (mg/day) | Concentration in feed (mg/kg feed)a | |
| Chicken for fattening | 2 | 158 | 0.7 | 4 |
| Laying hen | 2 | 106 | 0.7 | 6 |
| Turkey for fattening | 3 | 176 | 1.0 | 5 |
| Piglet | 20 | 880 | 6.8 | 7 |
| Pig for fattening | 60 | 2,200 | 20 | 8 |
| Sow lactating | 175 | 5,280 | 60 | 11 |
| Veal calf (milk replacer) | 100 | 1,890 | 34 | 17 |
| Cattle for fattening | 400 | 8,000 | 136 | 15 |
| Dairy cow | 650 | 20,000 | 221 | 10 |
| Sheep/goat | 60 | 1,200 | 20 | 15 |
| Horse | 400 | 8,000 | 136 | 15 |
| Rabbit | 2 | 100 | 0.7 | 6 |
| Salmon | 0.12 | 2.1 | 0.04 | 17 |
| Dog | 15 | 250 | 5.1 | 18 |
| Catb | 3 | 60 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Ornamental fish | 0.012 | 0.054 | 0.004 | 66 |
DM: dry matter.
a
Complete feed containing 88% DM, milk replacer 94.5% DM.
b
The uncertainty factor for cats is increased by an additional factor of 5 because of the reduced capacity of glucuronidation.