WAC 16-250-015
Feed ingredient names and definitions. Except for the specific names and definitions contained in
this section, the names and definitions used in reference to
commercial feed ingredients, in this chapter, are the official
names and definitions of feed ingredients established by the
Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) and
published in the association's official publication.
"Dehydrated grass meal" means the aerial portion of a
grass plant that is:
• Cut before the formation of seed;
• That is reasonably free of other crop plants, weeds,
and mold;
• Is finely ground; and
• Dried by artificial thermal means.
Note:
If a dehydrated grass meal product is identified by a species name, the product must be made from that species.
"Grass seed by-products meal or pellets" means a ground
product consisting of light and broken seeds, hulls, chaff,
straw, and some weed seeds but excluding sand, dirt, and heavy
weed seeds.
"Grass seed screenings meal or pellets" means a product
comprised chiefly of hulls obtained from the cleaning of
various grass seeds.
"Pea bran" means a product consisting primarily of the
various components from a pea splitting operation. Pea bran
must contain at least ten percent crude protein and not more
than thirty-eight percent crude fiber.
"Pea by-products meal" means a product containing light
and broken peas, and offal from pea cleaning, which includes
chips, pea powder, pea hulls, and screenings. Pea by-products
meal must contain at least fifteen percent crude protein and
not more than thirty percent crude fiber.
"Pea meal" means a pea product resulting from the
grinding of whole peas that are reasonably free of other crop
seeds, weeds, and mold. Pea meal must contain at least twenty
percent crude protein and not more than eight percent crude
fiber.
"Pea screenings meal" means a product consisting
primarily of the various components from the screening and
cleaning of peas. Pea screenings meal must contain at least
ten percent crude protein and not more than thirty-eight
percent crude fiber.