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Forage Testing Packages

NIR Analysis

NIR Analysis
Includes dry matter, crude protein, ADF, NDF, P, Ca, K, Mg, S (legumes) and starch (corn silage and shelled corn).  Calculations are included for moisture, adjusted crude protein, total digestible nutrients (TDN), net energy for lactation (NEL), net energy for gain (NEG) and protein solubility

NIR Analysis and the OARDC Model

NIR Plus NDF Digestibility
NIR analysis including 48-hour NDF digestibility as a percent of NDF, with Schwab-Shaver model for corn silage and Combs model with relative forage quality for legumes, grasses and small grain samples

Equine NIR Analysis
Uses ADF and crude protein to produce equine energy calculations for digestible energy (DE)

Equine KER NIR OARDC Model
Includes Kentucky Equine Research (KER) Energy calculations for digestible energy (DE)

24-hour NDF Digestibility

30-hour NDF Digestibility

48-hour NDF Digestibility

Wet Chemistry

Basic I Analysis
Includes dry matter, crude protein and NDF.  Calculations provided for moisture, TDN, NEL and NEG

Basic I with ADF_CP (HD)

Basic I with Ca, P

Basic I with Major Minerals

Swine Metabolizable Energy (ME)
Includes wet chemistry values for dry matter, crude protein, ADF, NDF, fat and ash.  Uses metabolizable energy calculations for swine

Equine KER Digestible Energy (DE)
Includes wet chemistry analysis for dry matter, crude protein, ADF, NDF, crude fat and ash.  Also includes Kentucky Equine Research (KER) Energy calculations for digestible energy (DE)

Cornell/Penn State/Miner Package
Includes wet chemistry values for the following constituents: dry matter, crude protein, ADF, NDF, ADF_CP, NDF_CP, ash, fat, lignin, protein solubility, starch, sugar, P, Ca, K, Mg, S, Na and Cl

NDF added to any Basic Package

Individual Wet Chemistry Tests

24-hour NDF Digestibility

30-hour NDF Digestibility

48-hour NDF Digestibility

Yeast and Mold Count

Yeast and Mold Identification

Fermentation Analysis

Choice of Individual Mycotoxin
Includes Aflatoxin, Vomitoxin, T-2 Toxin and Zealeranone

Choice of 3 Toxins

All 4 Toxins

Dry Matter

Major Mineral Analysis

Minor Mineral Analysis

Complete Mineral Analysis

Nitrate

Urea

Particle Length

pH

Crude Fat
Ether extract or acid hydrolysis

Ash

Lignin

NDF_CP
Crude protein measured from NDF residue

Sodium

Chloride

Salt
Sodium Chloride

Protein Solubility
As a percent of crude protein

Ammonia

Starch

Sugar

DCAD

NIR + Wet Chemistry Packages

Cornell/Penn State/Miner Package
Includes NIR values for the following constituents: dry matter, crude protein, ADF, NDF, ADF_CP, NDF_CP, ash, fat, lignin, protein solubility, starch (CS) and sugar.  Wet chemistry DCAD also will be included: P, Ca, K, Mg, S, Na and Cl.  Available on legumes, legume/grasses, grasses, small grain silages and corn silage

DCAD added to any NIR Package
Includes wet chemistry P, Ca, K, Mg, S, Na and chloride

Major Minerals added to any Package
Includes wet chemistry P, Ca, K, Mg, S and Na