ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 6496 Second edition 1999-08-01 Animal feeding stuffs Determination of moisture and other volatile matter content Aliments des animaux - Détermination de la teneur en eau et en d'autres matieres volatiles ISO Reference number ISO 6496:1999(E) itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 6496:1999(E) Foreword ISO(theInternationalOrganizationforStandardization)isaworldwidefederationofnationalstandardsbodies(lSO liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 3. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. International Standard ISO 6496 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 34, Agricultural food products, Subcommittee SC 10, Animal feeding stuffs. Thissecondeditionreplacesthefirstedition(lSO6496:1983),whichhasbeentechnicallyrevised Annex A of this International Standard is for information only. @ISO1999 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic nternationalOrganizationforStandardization Casepostale56·CH-1211Geneve20·Switzerland Internet [email protected] Printed in Switzerland ional Organization for Standardizatior INTERNATIONAL STANDARD @ISO ISO 6496:1999(E) Animal feeding stuffs Determination of moisture and other volatile matter content 1 Scope 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); 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]); maize (for which the reference method specified in IsO 6540 [5] is applicable), 2 Normative reference The following normative document contains provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this International Standard. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, such publications do possibility of applying the most recent edition of the normative document indicated below. For undated references. the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of ISO and IEC maintain registers of currently valid International Standards. IsO 6498, Animal feeding stuffs Preparation of test samples. 3 Term and definition For the purposes of this International Standard, the following term and definition apply. 3.1 moisture and other volatile matter content mass fraction of substances lost on drying the sample by the procedure specified in this International Standard Copyright Inter nal Organization for Standardization