Table 1.
Maximum safe concentration of the additive in feed
| Body weight (kg) |
Feed intake (kg DM/day) |
Daily feed intake (g DM/kg bw) |
Maximum safe concentration (U/kg feed) a |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken for fattening | 2 | 0.158 | 79 | 99 |
| Laying hen | 2 | 0.106 | 53 | 148 |
| Turkey for fattening | 3 | 0.176 | 59 | 134 |
| Piglet | 20 | 0.880 | 44 | 178 |
| Pig for fattening | 60 | 2.20 | 37 | 214 |
| Sow lactating | 175 | 5.28 | 30 | 260 |
| Veal calf (milk replacer) | 100 | 1.89 | 19 | 414 |
| Cattle for fattening | 400 | 8.00 | 20 | 392 |
| Dairy cow | 650 | 20.00 | 31 | 254 |
| Sheep/goat | 60 | 1.20 | 20 | 392 |
| Horse | 400 | 8.00 | 20 | 391 |
| Rabbit | 2 | 0.100 | 50 | 157 |
| Dog | 15 | 0.250 | 17 | 470 |
| Cat | 3 | 0.060 | 20 | 392 |
DM: dry matter; bw: body weight.
a
Complete feed containing 88% dry matter, milk replacer 94.5% dry matter.