Project

Selected trace and ultratrace elements: biological role, content in feed and requirements in animal nutrition. Elements for risk assessment

Code
41T00108
Duration
11 December 2008 → 15 April 2010
Funding
European funding: various
Research disciplines
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural animal production
    • Veterinary medicine
Keywords
trace elements
 
Project description

The specific objectives of this project are:
A. Collecting up-to-date information on the authorisations granted for 27 selected trace and ultratrace elements and their forms/sources, in the EU and relevant countries outside the EU (e.g. USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, China, India, Turkey, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Thailand, Philippines),
B. Collecting up-to-date information on the biological role of 27 selected trace and ultratrace elements,
C. Collecting data on the background content of 27 selected trace and ultratrace elements in feed materials and in animal feed. If available, information on the analytical method used shall be included,
D. Collecting data on the requirements, including the allowances and use levels, of the 27 selected trace and ultratrace elements for animal nutrition and
E. Collecting data on tolerance, metabolism and toxicology of the 27 selected trace and ultratrace elements.

The Following 27 selected trace and ultratrace elements are object of this call:
Aluminium, Arsenic, Cadmium, Cereum, Chromium, Cobalt, Copper, Boron, Bromine, Fluorite, Iodine, Iron, Lanthanum, Lead, Lithium, Manganese, Mercury, Molybdenum, Nickel, Rubidium, Selenium, Silicium, Silver, Strontium, Tin, Vanadium, Zinc.