Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/47 of 14 January 2015 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of alpha-amylase produced by Bacillus licheniformis (DSM 21564) as a feed additive for dairy cows (holder of the authorisation DSM Nutritional products Ltd, represented by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. Z.o.o) Text with EEA relevance
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Authorisation
The preparation specified in the Annex, belonging to the additive category ‘zootechnical additives’ and to the functional group ‘digestibility enhancers’, is authorised as an additive in animal nutrition, subject to the conditions laid down in that Annex.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX Identification number of the additive Name of the holder of authorisation Additive Composition, chemical formula, description, analytical method Species or category of animal Maximum age Minimum content Maximum content Other provisions End of period of authorisation Units of activity/kg of complete feedingstuff with a moisture content of 12 % Category of zootechnical additives. Functional group: digestibility enhancers. 4a21 DSM Nutritional products Ltd, represented by DSM Nutritional Products Sp. Z.o.o alpha-amylase EC 3.2.1.1 Additive composition Preparation of alpha-amylase produced by Bacillus licheniformis (DSM 21564) having a minimum activity of: solid form: 160 KNU ( 1 ) /g; liquid form: 240 KNU/g. Characterisation of the active substance alpha-amylase EC 3.2.1.1 produced by Bacillus licheniformis (DSM 21564). Analytical method ( 2 ) Determination of alpha-amylase: Colorimetric method based on the quantification of the dyed fragments produced by the action of alpha-amylase on red starch substrates. Dairy cows — 300 KNU — 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage conditions and stability to pelleting. 2. For use up to the 14th week of lactation. 3. For safety: breathing protection glasses and gloves shall be used during handling. 4 February 2025 ( 1 ) 1 KNU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 6 micromole p-nitrophenol per minute from 1,86 mM ethylidene-G7-p-nitrophenyl-maltoheptaoside at pH 7,0 and 37 °C. ( 2 ) Details of the analytical methods are available at the following address of the Reference Laboratory: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/eurl/feed-additives/evaluation-reports
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