"Guarantee" means a listing of specified nutrients or nonnutritive substances contained in a commercial feed that
the manufacturer or distributor named on the feed label warrants as specified in these rules. See WAC 16-250-010(16).
The requirements in subsections (1) through (4) of this
section apply to WAC 16-250-052 through 16-250-065.
(1) Complete feeds and feeds intended to be mixed with
grain to produce complete feed for the following animal
classes and/or species always require a mineral guarantee:
(a) Swine;
(b) Poultry;
(c) Fish; and
(d) Veal and herd milk replacers.
(2) When stated on a commercial feed label, nutritional
guarantees must be listed in the following order:
(a) Crude protein;
(b) Crude protein from nonprotein nitrogen;
(c) Amino acids;
(d) Crude fat;
(e) Crude fiber;
(f) Acid detergent fiber;
(g) Calcium;
(h) Phosphorus;
(i) Salt;
(j) Sodium.
(3) Other required and/or voluntary guarantees should
follow those listed in subsection (2) of this section grouped
by the unit (percentage, parts per million, International
Units, etc.) of measure used to express the guarantees. For
example, all guarantees measured by parts per million should
be grouped together.
(4) The use of commercial, copyrighted brand, or trade
names in the guarantees statement is prohibited.
(a) Commercial feed must be labeled for the animal class
or classes for which it is intended.
(b) Commercial feed must also be nutritionally suitable
for each and every class for which it is labeled.
(c) WAC 16-250-052 through 16-250-063 contains a series
of animal class tables. When a manufacturer uses the class
terms in the tables, the feed must be suitable for the class
as defined in the table.
(d) Instead of the class terms used in the tables, a
manufacturer may use more specific and common language to
describe animal classes, especially when describing attributes
such as the weight range, sex, or age of the animal for which
the feed is manufactured.