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Designation: C706 − 13

Standard Specification for

Limestone for Animal Feed Use1
This standard is issued under the fixed designation C706; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.

1. Scope 3. Terminology
1.1 This specification covers limestone supplied for use as a 3.1 Definitions of terms applying to this specification appear
mineral supplement in animal feeds. in Terminology C51.
NOTE 1—The calcium needed for animal nutrition is customarily 4. General Requirements
supplied by limestone. Such limestone must be sufficiently fine to blend
with mixed feeds and yet be free from excessive dusting. 4.1 The product must be suitable for animal feeding.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
5. Chemical Requirements
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
standard, except for sieve frames which are given in inch- 5.1 Limestone, as identified on feed labels, shall conform to
pound units in accordance with Specification E11. the chemical requirements given in Table 1.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the 6. Physical Requirements
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro- 6.1 Sieve analysis and other physical requirements shall be
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica- specified by the purchaser.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
7. Test Methods
2. Referenced Documents 7.1 Chemical Analysis—Unless otherwise agreed upon be-
2.1 ASTM Standards: 2 tween the purchaser and the manufacturer, the chemical analy-
C25 Test Methods for Chemical Analysis of Limestone, sis of the limestone shall be conducted in accordance with Test
Quicklime, and Hydrated Lime Methods C25, C1271, or C1301.
C50 Practice for Sampling, Sample Preparation, Packaging, 7.2 Particle Size—Unless otherwise agreed upon between
and Marking of Lime and Limestone Products the purchaser and the manufacturer, the sieve analysis of the
C51 Terminology Relating to Lime and Limestone (as used material shall be determined in accordance with Test Methods
by the Industry) C110.
C110 Test Methods for Physical Testing of Quicklime, 7.2.1 Procedure—If the entire sample is not to be dried,
Hydrated Lime, and Limestone obtain lesser portions by riffling or quartering. Dry at between
C1271 Test Method for X-ray Spectrometric Analysis of 115 to 120 °C to a constant mass and cool to room temperature.
Lime and Limestone Obtain a 90 to 120-g dry sample by riffling or quartering. If the
C1301 Test Method for Major and Trace Elements in Lime- material tends to cake, break up the agglomerates with a soft
stone and Lime by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic rubber pestle. Quantitatively transfer the weighed sample to an
Emission Spectroscopy (ICP) and Atomic Absorption 8-in. diameter standard sieve or set of sieves [for example, 2.00
(AA) mm, 850 µm, 425 µm, 250 µm, 180 µm, and 150 µm (Nos. 10,
E11 Specification for Woven Wire Test Sieve Cloth and Test 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100)] or other appropriate combination
Sieves conforming to Specification E11). Conduct the sieve analysis
in accordance with Test Methods C110.
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C07 on Lime
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee C07.02 on Specifications and 8. Sampling, Inspection, etc.
Guidelines.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2013. Published January 2014. Originally
8.1 The sampling, inspection, rejection, retesting,
approved in 1972. Last previous edition approved in 2008 as C706 – 02 (2008)ε1. packaging, and marking shall be conducted in accordance with
DOI: 10.1520/C0706-13. Methods C50.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at [email protected]. For Annual Book of ASTM 9. Keywords
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. 9.1 animal; feed; limestone; mineral; supplement

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TABLE 1 Chemical Requirements
Limestone Calcium, Magnesium Magnesium,
Moisture,
Classes (as CaCO3) (as MgCO3), (as MgCO3)
max,%
(See C51) min, % max, % min, %
High Cal- 95 5 ... 0.5
cium
A
Magnesian 60 35 5 0.5
Dolomitic 49 46A 35 0.5
B B
Ground 82 0.5
Limestone
A
The high magnesium content of these materials usually limits their use to
special-purpose feeds.
B
As specified by the purchaser.

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