Objective Grass and clover for animal feed are routinely analysed to determine elements of nutritive quality (e.g. Ca, Mg, K, P, N, Mn...) and of potential risk (e.g. Cd, Hg, As...). The results of determination of nutritive elements are used in the design of a well-balanced veterinary diet; the determination of the dangerous elements is necessary to avoid that the health of domestic animals is affected, which would lead to a lower production (economic loss) or even could harm man as consumer of animal products (milk, meat, etc.) Selenium is an important element for cattle; many diseases (muscle dystrophy, lack of protein production) are caused by feed with a low Se-content. Ruminants have a poor resorption of Se because their intestinal flora partly immobilises Se; hence a Se-rich diet is necessary to avoid Se-deficiency. Reference materials are helpful to avoid disputes on the quality of any of the raw materials for the preparation of animal feed. In addition, plant materials such as grasses are analysed as indicators of soil pollution with plant available element species. Hence they play an important role in environmental analysis. RESULTS Rye-Grass (CRM 281) was certified for: As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Mn, Pb, Se, Zn, B, Mo, Ni, Sb (EUR Report 11839, 1988) The Hay-powder (CRM 129) was certified for: Zn, N, S, P, K, I, Ca, Mg (EUR Report 12473, 1989) Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandryanimal feed Programme(s) FP2-BCR 4 - Research and development programme (EEC) in the field of applied metrology and chemical analysis (Community Bureau of Reference - BCR), 1988-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Joint Research Centre (BCMN) EU contribution No data Address Geel Belgium See on map Total cost No data Participants (20) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all An Foras Taluntais United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Aristotetian University Greece EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data BCMN Belgium EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS) France EU contribution No data Address 3, rue Michel Ange See on map Total cost No data Centre de Recherche de Bordeaux France EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Italy EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data ECN Netherlands EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data GSF - FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER UMWELT UND GESUNDHEIT GMBH Germany EU contribution No data Address Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1 85764 NEUHERBERG See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Head of the Unit of Foodborne Zoonoses and Veterinary Epidemiology Italy EU contribution No data Address Viale Regina Elena 299 00161 Rome See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Institut v Scheikundig Onder Germany EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Kernforschung Germany EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Landesanstalt für Ökologie, Landschaftsentwicklung und Forstplanung Germany EU contribution No data Address Leibnizstraße 10 45659 Recklinghausen See on map Total cost No data NCR " Demokritos" Greece EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Novo Industri Denmark EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Queen's Univ. Ireland EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data RUG Belgium EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Riso National Lab. Denmark EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data TNO Netherlands EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Univ. Cordoba Spain EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data
