Applications and official methods

The applications for all three systems are crude fibre, acid detergent fibre, neutral detergent fibre and acid detergent lignin in various kinds of feed and food samples.

The Fibertec 2010 and 1020 systems are well established worldwide.
The Fibertec 2010/1020 follows officially approved methods:

• EN ISO 6865 Animal feeding stuffs – Determination of crude fibre content – Method with intermediate filtration
• 92/89/EEC Commission directive for the official control of feedingstuffs - Determination of crude fibre
• EN ISO 16472 (AOAC Official Method 2002.04) Gravimetric Determination of Amylase-treated Neutral Detergent Fibre in Feeds
• EN ISO 13906 Determination of ADF and ADL (lignin) in feeds 

Press release:
A new standard for determination of acid detergent fibre (ADF) and acid detergent lignin (ADL) content has been approved by CEN and ISO