HOW TO READ A DATE CODE 
Product Description
Best if used by or date of manufacture
Shelf Life
How to read the code

Calf Manna
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   

Young Animal Specialty Products
(Milk Replacers)

Date of Manufacture
1 yr
 Open Codes: Example (A10/14/05J) A is Place of Manufacturing, 10 is Oct., 14 the day, 05 the year 2005, J is the hour code. Closed Codes: Example (AB514J)  A is Place of Manufacturing, B is the 2nd month=Feb., 5 is the year 2005, 14 the day, J is the hour code. A=Jan, B=Feb, C=March, D=Apr., E=May, F=June, G=July, H=Aug., J=Sept.,K=Oct., L-Nov., M=Dec. 

Equine Feed 
Textured
Date of Manufacture
4 mo
   
Pellet
Date of Manufacture
6 mo
   
Extruded
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   

Equine Treats
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   
Flax Snax / Hoof Snax
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
 Example (602 1256) the 6 is the last digit of the year, 2006, 02-lot#, 1 is shift number, 256 is Julian date code

Horse Health
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   
Equine Fat Supplement
Date of Manufacture
2 yr
   
Max-E-Glo Meal
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
 Example: (7001X345). The 1st set of 4 numbers is the Julian Date, (7001 is 2007 Jan 1st) followed by X by last 3 numbers (345) are the run change of the year.
Max-E-Glo Pellet
Date of Manufacture
I yr
 Example: (07Jan19LUM11)The first 7 numbers is the date,  07 is year, Jan the month, 19th the day) the next number is  LUM  Lumberton plant 11 is the line shift.
Rapid Flex
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
 Example (MADE 010207 RP) is  January 2, 2007       (RP is for Rite Pak) Not to be given out.

Equine Fly Spray
Date of Manufacture
3 yr
 Example: (22304/A/15:23) Shift, Julian Date, Year, Batch Letter, and then time. The 2 is the shift, 230 is  the 230th day (Nov 25), 2004, Batch A and military time.

Beef/Dairy/Cattle Feed  
Pellet
Date of Manufacture
9 mo
   
Textured
Date of Manufacture
6 mo
   

Minerals
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   
Goat Mineral
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
  

Goat Products
Positive Goat Dewormer
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   
Goat Treats 
Date of Manufacture
6 mo
   
Kid Milk Replacer
Date of Manufacture
1 yr

Open Codes: Example (A10/14/05J)  is Oct. 14, 2005 J is the hour code. Closed Codes: Example (AK514J)  is K month,Oct. 5 is 2005, 14 date, J is the hour code.
Goat Colostrum
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
 Open Codes: Example (A10/14/05J)  is Oct. 14, 2005 J is the hour code. Closed Codes: Example (AK514J)  is K month,Oct. 5 is 2005, 14 date, J is the hour code.
Goat Electrolyte
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
 Open Codes: Example (A10/14/05J)  is Oct. 14, 2005 J is the hour code. Closed Codes: Example (AK514J)  is K month,Oct. 5 is 2005, 14 date, J is the hour code.

Swine Feed
Pellet
Date of Manufacture
9 mo
   

Animal Health Crumbles 
Date of Manufacture
1 yr 
   

 Blocks
Pressed
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   
Molasses 
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   

Rabbit Feeds
Small World Rabbit 5/10#, 10#, 25#
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   
Select Series Pro, Sho, Gro  Rabbit
Date of Manufacture
6 mo
   

Dog and Cat Food
Best Used By
9 mo
 Example: (JAN0708), is January, 07, 2008. The first 3 letters are the month, the next 2 numbers are the day, last 2 numbers are the last numbers of the year.  

Poultry
Crumbles
Date of Manufacture
9 mo
   
Pellet
Date of Manufacture
9 mo
   
Grains
Date of Manufacture
1 yr
   

Bird Seed Items
Best used by
9 mo
   

Grains and Ingredients
Date of Manufacture
6 mo
   

Salt Products
No Date
indefinite