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Feed Tag Worksheet: Nutrition: Feed Labels - Handout 1

This document provides two worksheets to analyze nutrition information from feed and cereal labels. The feed label worksheet asks questions about the major ingredient, active ingredients, whether the feed is medicated and its purpose, withdrawal period before slaughter, recommended weight range, species permitted, and nutrient levels. The cereal box worksheet asks similar questions about ingredients, serving size, vitamins and minerals provided, and nutrients increased with milk. The worksheets guide the user to understand and interpret key nutrition information from commercial food labels.

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Feed Tag Worksheet: Nutrition: Feed Labels - Handout 1

This document provides two worksheets to analyze nutrition information from feed and cereal labels. The feed label worksheet asks questions about the major ingredient, active ingredients, whether the feed is medicated and its purpose, withdrawal period before slaughter, recommended weight range, species permitted, and nutrient levels. The cereal box worksheet asks similar questions about ingredients, serving size, vitamins and minerals provided, and nutrients increased with milk. The worksheets guide the user to understand and interpret key nutrition information from commercial food labels.

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NUTRITION: FEED LABELS – HANDOUT 1

Feed Tag Worksheet


Answer the following questions using the feed label provided for the species you raise.
1. What is the major ingredient in this feed?

2. How many active ingredients are in this feed?

3. Is this feed medicated? If yes, what is the purpose of the medication?

4. If necessary, how many days prior to slaughter should you quit feeding this
feed?

5. At what weight range should this ration be fed?

6. Can you feed this feed to all livestock, or is it only permitted for one
species?

7. Fill in the following table for your feed tag:


Minimum Crude Protein Level
Minimum Crude Fat Level
Maximum Crude Fiber Level
Range of Calcium Level
Range of Phosphorus Level
Range of Salt Level
Minimum Selenium Level
NUTRITION: FEED LABELS – HANDOUT 2
Cereal Box Worksheet
Cereals are required to include nutrition information on the box. The label includes a
list of ingredients which appear in order from most to least. It also lists percentages of
recommended daily allowances and amounts of some nutrients per serving.
1. Name of Cereal:

2. Main Ingredient:

3. Serving Size:

4. Servings per package:

5. What does U.S. RDA mean?

6. Which vitamins are listed?

7. Does this cereal provide all of your daily need (100%) for any of the
nutrients? If so, which ones?

8. Which nutrients increase when milk is added?

9. Which nutrients are minerals?

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