Viet Nam: Feed and Feed Ingredient Standards

Nutrients

Grade 1

Grade 2

Grade 3

Moisture (%, maximum)

10

10

10

Crude protein (%, minimum)

60

50

40

Crude lipid (%, maximum)

8

10

11

Salinity (%, maximum)

2

3

5

Ash (%, maximum)

2

3

4

Hard and sharp  solid materials

Not permitted

Total volatile nitrogen (mg/100g, maximum)

150

250

350

Nutrients

Specification

Moisture (%, maximum)

7

Crude lipid (%, maximum)

3

Ash (%, maximum)

3

Phosphorus (%, minimum)

10

Calcium (%, minimum)

20

Nutrients

Specification

Moisture (%, maximum)

10

Crude protein (%, minimum)

45

Crude lipid (%, minimum)

12

Crude fiber (%, maximum)

3

Ash (%, maximum)

38

Calcium (%, minimum)

6.5

Phosphorus (%, minimum)

3.5

Total volatile nitrogen (mg/100g, maximum)

250

Pepsin digestibility (%, minimum)

80

Nutrients

Ordinary rice bran

Oil extracted rice bran

Grade 1

Grade 2

Moisture (%, maximum)

12

12

12

Crude protein (%, minimum)

13

7

14

Crude lipid (%, minimum)

12

12

2

Crude fiber (%,maximum)

8

12

10

Ash (%, minimum)

15

15

16

Sand (%, minimum)

3

3

3

Hard and sharp solid materials

Not permitted

Not permitted

Not permitted

Nutrients

Dehulled soybean meal

Regular soybean meal

Moisture (%, maximum)

12

13

Crude protein (%, minimum)

44

40

Crude lipid (%, maximum):

- expeller

- extracted oil

7

1.5

7

1.5

Crude fiber (%, maximum)

3.5

7

KOH protein solubility

73-85

70-85

Urease activity (mgN/g/min in 30⁰C)

0.05-0.20

0.05-0.35

Sand (%, maximum)

2

2

Hard and sharp solid materials

No permitted

No permitted

Feed type

Shape of feed

Size of shrimp (g)

1

Crumbles

0.01-2.00

2

Crumbles

0.2-1.0

3

Crumbles

1.0-5.0

4

Crumbles or pellet

5.0-10.0

5

Pellet

10.0-20.0

6

Pellet

>20.0

Standard

Feed type

1

2

3

4

5

6

Diameter of pellet (mm, maximum)

0.6

0.8

1.2

1.8

2.2

2.5

Length/diameter ratio

1.5-2.5

Broken rate (%, maximum)

2

Durability (hours, minimum)

1

Crude energy (kcal/kg feed, minimum)

3400

3400

3200

3200

3000

3000

Moisture (%, maximum)

11

Crude protein (%, maximum)

42

40

39

38

37

35

Crude lipid (%)

6-8

6-8

5-7

5-7

4-6

4-6

Crude fiber (%, maximum)

3

3

4

4

5

5

Ash (%, maximum)

14

14

15

15

16

16

Sand (%, maximum)

1

1

2

2

2

2

Calcium (%, maximum)

2.3

Calcium/phosphorus ratio

1.0-1.5

NaCI (%, maximum)

2.5

Lysine (%, minimum)

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

Methionine (%, minimum)

0.9

0.9

0.8

0.8

0.7

0.7

Alive insects

Not permitted

Pathogenic bacterium (Salmonella)

Not permitted

Aspergillus

Not permitted

Aflatoxin

<10 ppb

Feed type

Shape of feed

Size of shrimp (g)

1

Crumbles

0.01-0.20

2

Crumbles

0.20-2.00

3

Crumbles or pellet

2.00-5.00

4

Pellet

5.0-10.0

5

Pellet

10.0-20.0

6

Pellet

>20.0

Standard

Feed type

1

2

3

4

5

6

Diameter of pellet (mm, maximum)

0.4-0.7

0.7-0.9

1.5

2.2

2.5

3.0

Length/diameter ratio

1.5-2.0

Broken rate (%, maximum)

2

Durability (hours, minimum)

2

Crude energy (kcal/kg feed, minimum)

3100

3000

2860

2800

2750

2700

Moisture (%, maximum)

11

Crude protein (%, maximum)

35

32

30

27

25

23

Crude lipid (%)

5

5

5

4

4

4

Crude fiber (%, maximum)

3

3

4

4

5

5

Ash (%, maximum)

16

Sand (%, maximum)

2

Calcium (%, maximum)

2.3

Calcium/phosphorus ratio

1.0-1.5

NaCI (%, maximum)

2.5

Lysine (%, minimum)

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

Methionine (%, minimum)

0.89

0.89

0.84

0.76

0.72

0.72

Alive insects

Not permitted

Pathogenic bacterium (Salmonella)

Not permitted

Aspergillus

Not permitted

Aflatoxin

Not permitted

Feed type

Shape of feed

Size of shrimp (g)

1

Crumbles or pellet

<1

2

Crumbles or pellet

1-5

3

Pellet

5-20

4

Pellet

20-200

5

Pellet

200-500

6

Pellet

>500

Standard

Feed type

1

2

3

4

5

6

Diameter of pellet (mm, maximum)

1

1.5

2.5

5

10

12

Length/diameter ratio

1-1.5

Broken rate (%, maximum)

2

Durability (hours, minimum)

30

Crude energy (kcal/kg feed, minimum)

3300

2800

2400

2100

1800

1500

Moisture (%, maximum)

11

Crude protein (%, maximum)

40

35

30

26

22

18

Crude lipid (%)

8

6

5

5

4

3

Crude fiber (%, maximum)

6

6

7

7

8

8

Ash (%, maximum)

16

14

12

10

10

10

Sand (%, maximum)

2

Phosphorus (%, maximum)

1

NaCI (%, maximum)

2.5

Lysine (%, minimum)

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.1

0.9

Methionine (%, minimum)

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

Alive insects

Not permitted

Pathogenic bacterium (Salmonella)

Not permitted

Aspergillus

Not permitted

Aflatoxin

<10 ppb

Feed type

Shape of feed

Size of shrimp (g)

1

Crumbles or pellet

5

2

Pellet

5-10

3

Pellet

10-20

4

Pellet

20-200

5

Pellet

200-500

6

Pellet

>500

Standard

Feed type

1

2

3

4

5

6

Diameter of pellet (mm, maximum)

1.0

1.5

2.0

4.0

4.0

6.0

Length/diameter ratio

1.0-1.5

Broken rate (%, maximum)

2

Durability (hours, minimum)

30

Crude energy (kcal/kg feed, minimum)

3200

3000

2860

2800

2750

2700

Moisture (%, maximum)

11

Crude protein (%, maximum)

40

35

30

27

25

20

Crude lipid (%)

6

6

5

5

4

4

Crude fiber (%, maximum)

5

5

6

6

7

7

Ash (%, maximum)

19

Sand (%, maximum)

1

1

2

2

2

2

Calcium (%, maximum)

2.5

Calcium/phosphorus ratio

1.0-1.5

NaCI (%, maximum)

2.5

Lysine (%, minimum)

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.1

0.9

Methionine (%, minimum)

1.0

0.9

0.8

0.7

0.6

0.5

Alive insects

Not permitted

Pathogenic bacterium (Salmonella)

Not permitted

Aspergillus

Not permitted

Aflatoxin

<10 ppb