ANNEX IIISupplementary provisions
ANNEX III EC No Additive Chemical formula, description 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 Enzymes E 1609 Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase EC 3.2.1.8 Endo-1,4-beta-glucanase EC 3.2.1.4 Preparation of endo-1,4-beta-xylanase and endo-1,4-beta-glucanase produced by Aspergillus niger (CBS 600.94) having a minimum activity of: Granulate forms: Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase: 36 000 FXU ( 1 ) /g Endo-1,4-beta-glucanase: 15 000 BGU ( 2 ) /g Chickens for fattening — 4 860 FXU — 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting. 2. Recommended dose per kg of complete feedingstuff: — 4 860 -6 000 FXU — 2 025 -2 500 BGU 3. For use in compound feed rich in non-starch polysaccharides (mainly arabinoxylans and beta-glucans), e.g. containing more than 35 % barley and 20 % wheat. Without a time limit 2 025 BGU — Turkeys for fattening — 6 000 FXU — 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixtures, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting. 2. Recommended dose per kg of complete feedingstuff: — 6 000 FXU — 2 500 BGU 3. For use in compound feed rich in non-starch polysaccharides (mainly arabinoxylans and beta-glucans), e.g. containing more than 40 % wheat. Without a time limit 2 500 BGU — Piglets (weaned) — 6 000 FXU — 1. In the directions for use of the additive and premixture, indicate the storage temperature, storage life, and stability to pelleting. 2. Recommended dose per kg of complete feedingstuff: — 6 000 FXU — 2 500 BGU 3. For use in compound feed rich in non-starch polysaccharides (mainly arabinoxylans and beta-glucans), e.g. containing more than 30 % wheat and 30 % barley. 4. For use in weaned piglets until approximately 35 kg. Without a time limit 2 500 BGU — ( 1 ) 1 FXU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 0,15 micromoles of xylose from azurine-cross-linked xylan per minute at pH 5,0 and 40 °C. ( 2 ) 1 BGU is the amount of enzyme which liberates 0,15 micromoles of glucose from azurine-cross-linked beta-glucan per minute at pH 5,0 and 40 °C.