The ZOOTECHNICAL TESTING LABORATORY is situated in Viale Marconi 9, Gonzaga (MN), and has been providing TESTING and CONSULTING services since 1993: the lab provides chemical and bio-chemical testing for the evaluation of nutritional and zootechnical products.
It has held a (District of Suzzara) ASL-approved veterinary laboratory license since 10/03/93.
Medical Director: Marco Mancinelli (Professional register 43111).
Responsible for testing and oversight of the laboratory are, in their respective fields:
- Eugenio Mancinelli (Agronomist) – chemical and commodity analysis
(Technical Director with responsibility for chemical testing) - Marco Mancinelli (Biologist) for spectroscopic and biochemical analysis
(RSQ, Technical Director with responsibility for NIR, XRF and biochemical testing)
OUR EXPERTISE
Our laboratory specialises in testing for the evaluation of nutritional and zootechnical products, in particular:
- The determination of the composition data analysis for optimisation and appropriate rationing (Protein and fibrous fractions, starch, sugars, lipids, minerals (macro and microelements) etc. using traditional methods, NIR and XRF);
- The identification of undesirable or toxic substances (mycotoxins, nitrates, rancidity etc.).
Beyond the testing results, the service we offer includes consultation on recommended research parameters for the desired information, a primary breakdown of the data, the significance of the results that arise from it, and overall considerations resulting from the analysis.
This expertise has developed over a decade of ongoing work alongside veterinarians, nutritionists and experts in the sector.
OUR QUALITY
- Our work complies with the regulations of UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025, 2005 rev. “General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories” in the Quality Manual. (most recent revision (14/06/07).
(The laboratory was accredited and approved in the register for self-regulation in 2006-2008).
The laboratory participates in the following national and international ring tests:
- Università di Piacenza Sacro Cuore (Piacenza- IT)
- NFTA (National Forage Testing Association, Avoca, NE- USA) *
- AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials, IL- USA)
- BIPEA (Bureau Interprofessionnel des Etudes Analytiques, Paris- FR)
*Also for 2017, on the 17/02/2017, the NFTA certifications for wet chemistry and NIR spectroscopy were confirmed (attained in 2011).
