The animal feed statistics we are publishing are intended to provide a framework for the composition of forage: they are intended for the entire dairy cattle supply chain for feed rationing and for the agricultural and livestock sector in general.…
A brief snapshot of the current situation of mycotoxins in this year’s corn in Italy: a comparison with 2021 shows a change in the distribution and presence of the most sought-after mycotoxins. Mycotoxin average values in corn (2022)
We want to share the recent data on Nitrates in hays: this year, in fact, the climatic conditions in Italy have led to an increase that should not be underestimated for the health of the livestock. Nitrates and hays –…
We have recently added the Sugars parameter in the NIR profile of fresh chopped corn and ensiled corn: in the documents section “Sugars in chopped corn and ensiled corn” a brief introduction to this Index: Sugars in corn-haylages and chopped…
We have recently added the ammoniacal nitrogen parameter as a % of total nitrogen in the NIR profile of Unifeeds: a brief introduction to this index is available in the “Ammonia and TMR” documents section.
To obtain more correct results, we recommend reading the short document “BRIEF INDICATIONS FOR SAMPLING”: your adoption of these rules will allow the Laboratory to work to its maximum capacity. See also “Brief indications for sampling” in the Documents section.
Below is the XLS file to download and attach to the samples to be analyzed (or sent via email): Nachfolgend finden Sie die XLS-Datei zum Herunterladen und Anhängen an die zu analysierenden Proben (oder zum Versenden per E-Mail): Accompanying-letter-EN Documenti…
The analysis of minerals with innovative instruments allows accurate quantification of macro and microelements in forages at extremely low costs and times. The work of Berzaghi et al .: “Rapid Mineral Determination in Forages by XRF-Ray Fluorescence” was published in…