This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the moisture and other volatile matter content of animal feeding stuffs.

The method is applicable to animal feeding stuffs with the exception of:

• milk products;
• mineral substances;
• mixtures containing a considerable amount of milk products or mineral substances, for example milk replacers;
• animal feeding stuffs containing humectants (e.g. propylene glycol);
• the following simple animal feeding stuffs:
• animal and vegetable fats and oils (for which method A specified in ISO 662 [1] is applicable);
• oilseeds (for which a method is specified in ISO 665 [2]);
• oilseed residues (for which a method is specified in ISO 771 [3]);
• cereals, except maize, and cereal products (for which a method is specified in ISO 712 [4]);
• maize (for which the reference method specified in ISO 6540 [5] is applicable).