A2.1 Primary Ingredients for Livestock Feed

The following substances are approved as primary ingredients animal feed in accordance with their compliance, as to their source and their use according to section 5 of the standards.

Common Name(s)	Status	Origin and usage annotation
1. Primary plant ingredients
1.1. Cereals (oats, barley, corn etc.), their products and by-products (Flour, bran, flakes, distillers’ soluble, etc.).	P	Products from non-organic sources may not be used except in accordance with conditions set forth in the standards.
1.2. Seeds (sunflower, colza, flax, etc.) or oily fruits, their products and by-products(oil cake,...).	P	Organic or wild produce preferred. Products from non-organic sources may not be used except in accordance with conditions set forth in the standards.
1.3. Legume seeds (peas, soy beans, green beans and field beans).	P	Products from non-organic sources may not be used except in accordance with conditions set forth in the standards. Heat treatments such as roasting or micronization are authorized
1.4. Tubers (potatoes, beats, Jerusalem artichoke, etc.), roots, their products and by-products (pulps, starches, etc.).	P	Products from non-organic sources may not be used except in accordance with conditions set forth in the standards.
1.5. Other seeds and fruits (apples, citrus, pears, peaches, figs, grapes) their products and by-products (pulps, flours).	P	Products from non-organic sources may not be used except in accordance with conditions set forth in the standards.
1.6. Fodder (hay, straw, ensilage, etc.)	P	Products from non-organic sources may not be used except in accordance with conditions set forth in the standards. The following processes are authorized: drying, ensilaging, chopping and dicing. Prohibited substances by these standards must not be used for these processes.
1.7. Other plants, their products and by-products. The following products are included in this category: Seaweeds, powders and plant extracts, plant protein extracts, spices and aromatic plants, peat moss.	P	Products from non-organic sources may not be used except in accordance with conditions set forth in the standards.
2. Primary animal ingredients
2.1. Milk and milk products (fresh or powdered milk, whey, buttermilk, powdered whey and buttermilk, etc.).	P	Products from non-organic sources may not be used except in accordance with conditions set forth in the standards. See sections 6.3 and 6.4.
2.2. Fish and other aquatic animals, crustaceans, mollusks, their products and by-products (flours, oils, etc.).	P	Shall come from organically produced aquatic animals. Or from lightly or unpolluted environments. In all cases there shall be documented proof that concentrations of heavy metals, dioxins, furans, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and DDT in these products are lower than half the maximum limit established by the Canadian Guidelines For Chemical Contaminants And Toxins In Fish And Fish Products. May not be used except in accordance with conditions set forth in the standards.
3. Primary mineral ingredients
Minerals from rocks and ores (essential elements)	P	Mined or natural sources of sodium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, iodine, cobalt, copper, manganese, zinc, molybdenum, and selenium; synthetic sources may be used only when mined or natural sources are commercially unavailable.
Sodium sources: Salt, Unrefined sea salt, fossil salt natural mined sodium chloride trace element complement and salt (saltlick blocks)	P	Natural sources preferred. Whenever mined or natural sources of sodium are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used: sodium sulfate, sodium carbonate, and sodium bicarbonate.
Potassium sources: Potassium chloride Potassium iodide	P
Calcium sources: Calcium chloride Calcium carbonate lithothamne and marl, aquatic animal shells	P	Natural sources preferred. Whenever mined or natural sources of calcium are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used: calcium lactate, calcium gluconate; for remedying calcium deficiencies which must be justified by the testing of feed or animals.
Phosphorus sources: Deflourinated dicalcium phosphate Deflourinated mono calcium phosphate	P	Natural sources preferred. Whenever mined or natural sources of phosphorus are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used: monosodium phosphate, calcium and magnesium phosphate and sodium and calcium phosphate.
Magnesium sources: Magnesium oxide (anhydrous) Magnesium carbonate Magnesium sulphate Magnesium chloride	P	Natural sources preferred. Whenever mined or natural sources of magnesium are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used: magnesium chloride and magnesium phosphate.
Sulphur source: Sodium sulphate	P
Copper source: Copper oxide (cuprite)	P	Natural sources preferred. Whenever mined or natural sources of copper are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used: copper sulphate (pentahydrate), cupric chloride CuCl2, 2 H2O
Chelated minerals	P	Certain chelated forms are authorized. Only non GMO protein based chelates are authorized.
Cobalt sources	P	Whenever mined or natural sources of cobalt are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used for remedying cobalt deficiencies: cobalt sulphate monohydrate, and/or cobalt sulphate heptahydrate, cobalt carbonate monohydrate in feed and/or animals.
Copper sources	P	Whenever mined or natural sources of copper are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used for remedying copper deficiencies: copper oxide, copper carbonate monohydrate and copper sulphate pentahydrate in feed and/or animals.
Iodine sources	P	Whenever mined or natural sources of iodine are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used for remedying iodine deficiencies: calcium iodate anhydrous, calcium iodate hexahydrate and potassium iodide in feed and/or animals.
Iron sources	P	Whenever mined or natural sources of iron are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used for remedying iron deficiencies: iron carbonate ferrous sulphate monohydrate and iron dioxide in feed and/or animals.
Molybdenum sources	P	Whenever mined or natural sources of molybdenum are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used for remedying molybdenum deficiencies: ammonium molybdate, sodium molybdate in feed and/or animals.
Selenium sources	P	Whenever mined or natural sources of selenium are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used for remedying selenium deficiencies: sodium selenite in feed and/or animals.
Zinc sources	P	Whenever mined or natural sources of zinc are commercially unavailable, the following synthetic substances may be used for remedying zinc deficiencies: zinc carbonate, zinc oxide, mono or heptahydrate zinc sulphate in feed and/or animals.

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