| |
| |
Parameter |
Specification |
| 1 |
Pack
size |
4.5
L in 5 L LDPE jerry cans (Note head space volume
to prevent overflow when freezing) |
| 2 |
Overpack
configuration |
4
x 4.5 L jerry cans/carton (full cartons only supplied) |
| 3 |
Expiry
date |
Not
stated |
| 4 |
Filteration |
lenticular
clarification followed by nominal
0.5 µm/0.2 µm double layered membrane
final filter |
| 5 |
Bioburden |
<100
cfu/mL |
| 6 |
Virus |
BVD |
Not
detected |
IBR |
P13 |
| 7 |
Endotoxin |
Less
than 100 EU/mL (LAL Clot Gel) |
| 8 |
pH |
6.0
to 9.0 |
| 9 |
Osmoiality |
280
to 340 mOsm/Kg |
| 10 |
Haemoglobin |
Less
than 70 mg/dL |
| 11 |
Total
protein |
Greater
than 45 g/L |
| 12 |
Retention
samples |
3
x 100 mL samples in 100 mL LDPE vials |
| 13 |
Storage |
Freezer
below –10 °C |
Bovine
Serum is obtained from animals which were of New Zealand
origin and were processed in premises pursuant to
the Meat Act 1981 or approved by the Food Safety Authority.
It is produced in accordance with New Zealand law.
The cows from which the co-products were derived passed
ante- and post-mortem FSA Verification Agency veterinary
inspection.
African horse sickness, African swine fever, anthrax,
avian influenza (fowl plague), bluetongue disease,
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), Brucella abortus,
Brucella melitensis, Brucella suis, classical swine
fever (hog cholera), contagious bovine pleuropneumonia,
foot and mouth disease, glanders, lumpy skin disease,
Newcastle disease (with the exception of an asymptomatic
lentogenic strain), peste des petites ruminants, rabies,
Rift Valley fever, rinderpest, scrapie, sheep and
goat pox, swine vesicular disease and vesicular stomatitis
do not occur in New Zealand.
The importation into New Zealand of ruminant meat,
bone meal and blood meal for use in stock foods is
prohibited. |
