Tables of Maximum Nutrient Values for Feeds

This document is incorporated by reference into the Feeds Regulations, 2024. Any changes to this document must be made in accordance with the CFIA Incorporation by Reference Policy.

Table 1: Swine
Table 2: Chickens
Table 3: Turkeys
Table 4: Beef cattle
Table 5: Dairy cattle
Table 6: Fish
Table 7: Horses
Table 8: Goats
Table 9: Sheep
Table 10: Rabbits

Table 1: Swine
Nutrient^{Table note 1}	Starter (less than 7 kg)	Starter (7 to -11 kg)	Starter (11 to -25 kg)	Grower (25 to 50 kg)	Grower (50 to -75 kg)	Finisher (75 to 100 kg)	Finisher (100 to 135 kg)	Dry sows	Lactating sows	Sexually active boars
Calcium (%)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Phosphorus (%)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Magnesium (%)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Sodium (%)	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.1
Potassium (%)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Sulfur (%)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Cobalt (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Copper (mg/kg)	250	250	250	125	125	125	125	125	125	125
Iodine (mg/kg)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Iron (mg/kg)	750	750	750	750	750	750	750	750	750	750
Manganese (mg/kg)	125	125	125	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
Selenium (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	3,000	3,000	3,000	300	300	300	300	300	300	300
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000	20,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500	3,500
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000	2,000

Table 2: Chickens
Nutrient^{Table note 2}	Starter (0 to 8 weeks)	Grower (4 to 8 weeks)	Finisher/ breeder (greater than 8 weeks)	Pre-layer/pre-layer breeder (greater than 15 weeks)	Layer/layer breeder/layer broiler breeder (no age restrictions)
Calcium (%)	1.5	1.5	1.5	4.0	6.0
Phosphorus (%)	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2	1.2
Magnesium (%)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.75
Sodium (%)	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.65	0.65
Potassium (%)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Sulfur (%)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Cobalt (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Copper (mg/kg)	125	125	125	125	125
Iodine (mg/kg)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	3.0
Iron (mg/kg)	500	500	500	500	500
Manganese (mg/kg)	300	300	300	300	300
Selenium (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	250	250	250	250	250
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	20,000	20,000	20,000	25,000	25,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	6,500
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000

Table 3: Turkeys
Nutrient^{Table note 3}	Starter (0 to 8 weeks)	Grower/developer/holding/ finisher/breeder (4 to 30+ weeks)	Pre-layer/layer/ layer breeder (no age restrictions)
Calcium (%)	2.5	2.5	5.0
Phosphorus (%)	1.2	1.2	1.2
Magnesium (%)	0.5	0.5	0.75
Sodium (%)	0.65	0.65	0.65
Potassium (%)	2.0	2.0	2.0
Sulfur (%)	0.6	0.6	0.6
Cobalt (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0
Copper (mg/kg)	125	125	125
Iodine (mg/kg)	5.0	5.0	5.0
Iron (mg/kg)	500	500	500
Manganese (mg/kg)	300	300	300
Selenium (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	250	250	250
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	20,000	20,000	20,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	10,000	10,000	10,000
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	1,000	1,000	1,000

Table 4: Beef cattle
Nutrient^{Table note 4}	Lactating cow (LT)^{Table note 6}	Dry pregnant cow and bred heifers (DC)^{Table note 7}	Growers, medium energy diet (GM)^{Table note 8}	Growers, high energy diet (GH)^{Table note 9}	Finishers (F)^{Table note 10}	Calves (birth to 3 months) (C)^{Table note 11}	Red veal calves (RV)^{Table note 12}
Calcium (%)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Phosphorus (%)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Magnesium (%)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Sodium (%)	1.2	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8
Potassium (%)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Sulfur (%)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Cobalt (mg/kg)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Copper (mg/kg)	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
Iodine (mg/kg)	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
Iron (mg/kg)	500	500	500	500	500	500	500
Manganese (mg/kg)	200	200	200	200	200	200	200
Selenium (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	280	280	280	280	280	280	280
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	33,000	33,000	33,000	33,000	33,000	65,000	33,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	4,400	4,400	4,400	4,400	4,400	7,700	4,400
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	NMS^{Table note 5}	NMS^{Table note 5}	NMS^{Table note 5}	NMS^{Table note 5}	NMS^{Table note 5}	NMS^{Table note 5}	NMS^{Table note 5}

Table notes

Table note 4

values are expressed based on the total diet dry matter (dry matter basis)

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Table note 5

NMS = no maximum specified

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Table note 6

LT: 600 kg, mature cow from calving to weaning of calf at 6 months of age

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Table note 7

DC: 600 kg, mature cow from weaning of calf to calving

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Table note 8

GM: greater than equal to 80% forage, 350 kg, includes growing and replacement cattle (including bulls)

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Table note 9

GH: 30 to 70% forage, 350 kg, weaning to 1 year of age, includes growing cattle (including bulls)

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Table note 10

Less than equal to 20% forage, 450 kg, includes growing cattle, yearling cattle and bulls

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Table note 11

C: birth to weaning at 6 months of age, less than 200 kg

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Table note 12

RV: market weight 200 to 300 kg

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Table 5: Dairy cattle
Nutrient^{Table note 13}	Lactating cow	Dry cow	Heifer (3 months to calving)	Calves (birth to 3 months)
Calcium (%)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Phosphorus (%)	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Magnesium (%)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Sodium (%)	1.2	1.8	1.8	1.8
Potassium (%)	3.0	2.0	3.0	3.0
Sulfur (%)	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Cobalt (mg/kg)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Copper (mg/kg)	40	40	40	40
Iodine (mg/kg)	2.5	10	10	10
Iron (mg/kg)	500	500	500	500
Manganese (mg/kg)	150	250	100	200
Selenium (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	280	280	280	280
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	25,000	33,000	33,000	65,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	4,400	4,400	4,400	7,700
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	NMS^{Table note 14}	NMS^{Table note 14}	NMS^{Table note 14}	NMS^{Table note 14}

Table 6: Fish
Nutrient^{Table note 15}	Salmonids	Cichlids	Anoplopomatids	Pleuronectids	Percids	Other
Calcium (%)	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}
Phosphorus (%)	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
Magnesium (%)	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Sodium (%)	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}
Potassium (%)	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}
Sulfur (%)	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}
Cobalt (mg/kg)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Copper (mg/kg)	30	30	30	30	30	30
Iodine (mg/kg)	70	70	70	70	70	70
Iron (mg/kg)	750	750	750	750	750	750
Manganese (mg/kg)	150	150	150	150	150	150
Selenium (mg/kg)	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0	4.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	300	300	300	300	300	300
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	100,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000	25,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	60,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000	10,000
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}	NMS^{Table note 16}

Table 7: Horses
Nutrient^{Table note 18}	Horses (mature and growing)	Pregnant and lactating mares
Calcium (%)	3.0	3.0
Phosphorus (%)	1.0	1.0
Magnesium (%)	0.8	0.8
Sodium (%)	2.4	2.4
Potassium (%)	5.0	5.0
Sulfur (%)	0.5	0.5
Cobalt (mg/kg)	5.0	5.0
Copper (mg/kg)	125	125
Iodine (mg/kg)	5.0	5.0
Iron (mg/kg)	750	750
Manganese (mg/kg)	300	300
Selenium (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	280	280
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	16,000	16,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	4,000	4,000
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	NMS^{Table note 19}	NMS^{Table note 19}

Table 8: Goats
Nutrient^{Table note 20}	Mature bucks	Mature does (breeding and lactating)	Mature does (non-lactating)	Growing kids	Market goats
Calcium (%)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Phosphorus (%)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Magnesium (%)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Sodium (%)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
Potassium (%)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Sulfur (%)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Cobalt (mg/kg)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Copper (mg/kg)	40	40	40	40	40
Iodine (mg/kg)	10.0	2.5 (lactating goats); 10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0
Iron (mg/kg)	500	500	500	500	500
Manganese (mg/kg)	300	300	300	300	300
Selenium (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	250	250	250	250	250
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	25,000	25,000	25,000	65,000 (kids for rearing; less than 2 months old); 25,000	25,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	4,400	4,400	4,400	7,700	4,400
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	NMS^{Table note 21}	NMS^{Table note 21}	NMS^{Table note 21}	NMS^{Table note 21}	NMS^{Table note 21}

Table 9: Sheep
Nutrient^{Table note 22}	Rams	Ewes	Lambs for rearing (less than 2 months old)	Market lambs and sheep
Calcium (%)	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0
Phosphorus (%)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Magnesium (%)	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Sodium (%)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6
Potassium (%)	3.0	3.0	3.0	3.0
Sulfur (%)	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4
Cobalt (mg/kg)	5.0	5.0	5.0	5.0
Copper (mg/kg)	15	15	15	15
Iodine (mg/kg)	10.0	2.5 (lactating sheep); 10.0	10.0	10.0
Iron (mg/kg)	500	500	500	500
Manganese (mg/kg)	300	300	300	300
Selenium (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	250	250	250	250
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	25,000	25,000	65,000	25,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	4,400	4,400	7,700	4,400
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	NMS^{Table note 23}	NMS^{Table note 23}	NMS^{Table note 23}	NMS^{Table note 23}

Table 10: Rabbits
Nutrient^{Table note 24}	Bucks	Does	Growing
Calcium (%)	2.0	2.0	2.0
Phosphorus (%)	1.0	1.0	1.0
Magnesium (%)	0.6	0.6	0.6
Sodium (%)	0.5	0.5	0.5
Potassium (%)	2.0	2.0	2.0
Sulfur (%)	0.5	0.5	0.5
Cobalt (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0
Copper (mg/kg)	125	125	125
Iodine (mg/kg)	10	10	10
Iron (mg/kg)	500	500	500
Manganese (mg/kg)	150	150	150
Selenium (mg/kg)	1.0	1.0	1.0
Zinc (mg/kg)	280	280	280
Vitamin A (IU/kg)	35,000	35,000	35,000
Vitamin D (IU/kg)	2,200	2,200	2,200
Vitamin E (IU/kg)	2,000	2,000	2,000