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FATS & OILS ANALYSIS

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS: FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS

OFFICIAL REFEREE CHEMISTS: REFEREE ANALYSIS

METAL AND MINERAL ANALYSIS

PESTICIDES

DRUGS AND ANTIBIOTICS

FERTILIZERS

MYCOTOXIN ANALYSIS/MOLD ANALYSIS

FORAGE ANALYSIS

WATER AND WASTEWATER

PROXIMATE ANALYSIS:
FOOD, MEAT PRODUCTS, PET FOODS AND OTHER BY-PRODUCTS

NUTRITIONAL LABELING

MICROBIOLOGY

OFFICIAL REFEREE CHEMISTS: REFEREE ANALYSIS


FATS & OILS ANALYSIS
Moisture (M)
Insoluble Impurities (I)
Unsaponifiable Matter (U)
Free Fatty Acid (FFA)
Total Fatty Acid (TFA)
Iodine Value (IV) Wijs
Peroxide Value, Initial (IPV/PV)
AOM Stability to Specified Time
Pesticide: Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Screen
Includes ALdrin, Dieldrin, Lindane, BHC, Dursban, Metthoxychlor, DDE,
Endrin, Mirex, DDD Heptachlor & Heptachlor Epoxide, PCB’s, DDT,
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) Toxaphene
Pesticide: Poultry Tissue Fat Only
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PROXIMATE ANALYSIS: FEEDS AND FEED INGREDIENTS
Moisture
Moisture Only (Forced draft oven)
Double Moisture (Forage, Haylage, Silage)
Protein
Semi-automated Kjeldahl
Combustion Analyzer
Fat
Crude Fat (Petroleum Ether Extract)
Fiber
Acid Detergent Fiber
Neutral Detergent Fiber
Crude Fiber
Ash
Calcium
Formaldehyde (Feed Additive)
Lignin
Non-Protein-Nitrogen (Urea & Ammoniacal Nitrogen)
Pepsin Digestability
Peroxide Value (Cold Extraction)
Phosphorus
Propionic Acid (Feed Additive)
Protein Dispersibility Index (PDI)
Salt
Tannin
Urease (pH Rise)
NFE*
TDN*
Energy*
Caloies (Calculation)
*These tests are calculated from moisture, protein, fat, fiber and ash analysis
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OFFICIAL REFEREE CHEMISTS: REFEREE ANALYSIS
National Soybean Processors Association
Soybean Meal
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METAL AND MINERAL ANALYSIS
Arsenic* (As)
Boron (B)
Cadmium* (Cd)
Calcium* (Ca)
Chloride (Cl)
Chromium* (Cr)
Cobalt* (Co)
Copper* (Cu)
Iron* (Fe)
Lead* (Pb)
Magnesium* (Mg)
Manganese* (Mn)
Mercury* (Hg)
Mercury* (Hg) hydride analysis
Nickel* (Ni)
Potassium* (K)
Selenium* (Se)
Sodium* (Na)
Tin* (Sn)
Zinc* (Zn)
*These elements are determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry
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PESTICIDES
Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Screen
Includes ALdrin, Dieldrin, Lindane, BHC, Dursban, Metthoxychlor, DDE,
Endrin, Mirex, DDD Heptachlor & Heptachlor Epoxide, PCB’s, DDT,
Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) Toxaphene
Organo-Phosphate Screen
Includes Diazinon, Malathiom, Ethion, Methyl Parathion, Ethyl Parathion, Ronnel
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DRUGS AND ANTIBIOTICS
Amprolium
Coban (Monensin, Rumensin) Screen
3-Nitro (Roxarsone)
Sulfamethazine
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FERTILIZERS
Calcium (Ca)
Calcium (Solubility Available)
Carbon
Chlorine (Cl)
Iron (Fe) (water soluble)
Iron (Fe) (water insoluble)
Nitrogen (N), total
Nitrogen (ammoniacal)
Nitrogen (nitrate)
Nitrogen (water soluble)
Nitrogen (water insoluble)
Nitrogen Activity (Neutral permanganate)
Non-Protein Nitrogen
Organic Matter
Phosphorus (P)
P2O2, total
P2O2, available
Potassium (K)
Potash (Potassium as K2O)
Salt
Sulfur
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MYCOTOXIN ANALYSIS/MOLD ANALYSIS
Aflatoxin
Fumonisin
Ochratoxin
T-2 Toxin
Vomitoxin (DON)
The above listed mycotoxins are analyzed by the ELISA method.
Mold (present/absent)
Mold Identification
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FORAGE ANALYSIS
Moisture
Air oven
Double moisture for hay, haylage, silage, etc
Protein
Fiber
Crude fiber
Acid detergent fiber (ADF)
Neutral detergent fiber (NDF)
Lignin
Nitrates
NFE*
TDN*
Energy*
Calories (Calculation)
NFC
Prussic Acid (Hydrocyanic acid)
*These tests are calculated from moisture, protein, fat, fiber and ash analysis
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WATER AND WASTEWATER
Demand
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD)
Chemical oxygen demand (COD)
Carbonaceous biochemical oxygen demand
Nutrients
Ammonia Nitrogen as N
Nitrate Nitrogen as N
Nitrates/Nitrites
Orthophosphate
Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen
Total Phosphorus as P
Solids
Total solids
Total dissolved solids (TDS)
Total suspended solids (TSS)
Total volatile suspended solids
Settleable solids
Other Components
Conductivity
Cyanide
Detergents
Oil and Grease
pH
Phenol
Tannin
Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons (TPH)
Microbiology
Total coliform count
Fecal coliform count
Fecal streptococcus count
Heterotrophic Count (aerobic)
Pseudomonas count
The above microbiological procedures are performed by the membrane filtration method
Slime Bacteria
Iron Bacteria
Sulfate Bacteria
Minerals
Alkalinity
Bicarbonate alkalinity
Bicarbonates
Hardness
Carbonate hardness
Carbonate and bicarbonate hardness
Non carbonate hardness
Calcium
Chloride
Chlorine
Color
Fluoride
Free Carbon Dioxide
Hydrogen Sulfide
Magnesium
Silica
Sulfate
Sulfide
Sulfite
Total Mineral
Trace Metals
Arsenic
Boron
Chromium
Copper
Iron
Lead
Mercury
Zinc
Pesticide Analysis
Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Screen
Organo-Phosphate Screen
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PROXIMATE ANALYSIS: FOOD, MEAT PRODUCTS, PET FOODS AND OTHER BY-PRODUCTS
Calcium (bone content)
Brix
Moisture (forced air oven)
Fat
Ether Extract
Acid Hydrolysis
Hydroxyproline
Protein
Ash
Fiber
Peroxide Value (Cold Extraction)
pH
Salt
Modifided Mohr
Potentiometric
Volhard (USDA)
Solids (only)
Solids (with moisture)
Specific gravity
Titratable Acidity
TBA (Thiobarbituric Acid)
Total Carbohydrates (calculated from moisture, protein, fat and ash)
Water Activity (Aw)
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NUTRITIONAL LABELING
Calories
Calories from fat
Total Fat
Saturated fat
Cholesterol
Sodium
Total Carbohydrate
Dietary Fiber
Sugars
Protein
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Calcium
Iron
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MICROBIOLOGY
(performed by WHITBECK LABORATORIES, INC.)
Aerobic plate count (TPC)
Aerobic psychotropic count
Anaerobic Spore count
Coliform plate count
E. coli plate count
Fecal Streptococcus plate count
Fusarium Isolation
Lactobacillus plate count
Listeria
Mold (CO2)
Mold (SD/NSD)
Pseudomonas plate count
Salmonella
Serological typing
Salmonella NPIP (Litter, drag swabs, environmental)
Delayed Secondary Enrichment (DSE) NPIP
Staphylococcus aureus
Thermophilic and Flat Sour Spore count
Yeast & Mold plate count
Yeast Identificaiton
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OTHER MICROBIOLOGY SERVICES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

OFFICIAL REFEREE CHEMISTS: REFEREE ANALYSIS
National Soybean Processors Association

Soybean Meal (Non-Referee)
Moisture, Protein, Fiber
Soybean Mean (Referee)
Moisture, Protein, MST +1
Moisture, Protein, Fiber, MST +2
Moisture, Protein, Fiber, Fat, MST +3
Moisture (MST)
Moisture, Fiber
Protein, Fiber
Protein
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