NEWS 20 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE June 2022 BIPEA offers new proficiency test in the field of feed Bureau Interprofessionnel d'Etudes Analytiques (BIPEA) has created a new Proficiency Testing Schemes (PTS 107) dedicated to drugs testing. This quality control test is composed of one round and allows laboratories to analyse drugs in feed. A sample of 250 grams of compound animal feed contaminated with antibiotics and coccidiostats will be sent to the participants. When performing analysis on samples, participating laboratories are required to apply their routine methods. For now, 15 registered laboratories from 10 countries apply this new PTS 107 and the required time for analysis is 4 weeks. Proficiency testing programs allow the comparison of several laboratories’ results, in order to evaluate their analytical performance on the same homogeneous sample. These tests are part of the laboratory quality approach and are organized according to ISO / IEC 17043: “General requirements for proficiency testing” requirements. BIPEA has unveiled a new proficiency test in the field of feed. The new quality control test, Proficiency Testing Schemes (PTS 107), is composed of one round and allows laboratories to analyse drugs in compound animal feed. Blue Ocean Barns announced that the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has authorized commercial use of the company's seaweedbased supplement as a digestive aid for cattle. Hawaii-based Blue Ocean Barns received authorization from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for commercial use of Brominata, the company's seaweed-based supplement. The decision followed a highly successful trial at Straus Organic Dairy Farm in Marin County, the largest and longest yet conducted with seaweed and dairy cows. CDFA's Safe Animal Feed Education Program provided technical assistance, feed sampling, and analysis during the trial. Brominata is a variety of red seaweed proven in published scientific trials to promote higher energy yield from the digestion of hay and grasses and to reduce cows' methane emissions by 80% or more. The livestock industry has long needed a feed additive to reduce the wasted energy that cattle naturally burp into the atmosphere. Over the past four years, multiple studies by major universities have shown that the supplement is safe for cows and doesn't change the chemistry or taste of milk or meat. CDFA issued a "No Objections Letter" and granted provisional certificates of registration for both the certified organic and nonorganic formulations of Brominata, approving both labels under the state's Livestock Drug Program. Blue Ocean Barns Brominata approved for sale in California
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