ISO 6496:1999 PDF

This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the moisture and other volatile matter

content of animal feeding stuffs.

The method is applicable to animal feeding stuffs with the exception of:

a) milk products;

b) mineral substances;

c) mixtures containing a considerable amount of milk products or mineral substances, for example milk replacers;

d) animal feeding stuffs containing humectants (e.g. propylene glycol);

e) the following simple animal feeding stuffs:

animal and vegetable fats and oils (for which method A specified in ISO 662 [1] is applicable);

oilseeds (for which a method is specified in ISO 665 [2]);

oilseed residues (for which a method is specified in ISO 771 [3]);

cereals, except maize, and cereal products (for which a method is specified in ISO 712 [4]);

maize (for which the reference method specified in ISO 6540 [5] is applicable)