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Wet Chemistry

CVAS provides a comprehensive set of  chemistry tests satisfying most requirements for feed and forage nutrient profile definitions. Tests are performed on all livestock feedstuffs, TMRs, and by-products.  Select price list from the left menu to view Wet Chemistry Testing prices.

Please note:  Items not associated with a package will incur a  $6.00 Base Fee for handling.

Standard Analysis
Includes Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, Adjusted Protein, Soluble Protein, calculated Degradable Protein (Forages only), Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF), Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF), Ash, (Energy values on forages only) TDN, NEl, NEm, NEg, RFV (for hays and haylages), and Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu with pH on an ensiled forage.

Standard Plus Energy
Standard Package plus Fat, Lignin, ADFCP, NDFCP, NFC to get Energy Values on Non-Forages.  

CPM Plus Analysis
Includes the Standard Analysis and Lignin, Fat, ADFCP, NDFCP, Chloride, Sulfur, Starch, Sugar, TDN, NFC, NEl, NEm, and NEg. When combined with our Fermentation Analysis a Soluble Fiber is calculated. (Energy values on forages only).  

RFV Report Analysis
Includes Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, ADF, NDF, calculated RFV (on hays and haylages), Adjusted Protein, NEl, NEm, NEg, and TDN.

Basic / NDF Package
Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, ADF, NDF, Minerals (Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu), pH on ensiled forages, with calculated values for Adjusted Protein, TDN, NEl, NEg, NEm and Ash. (Energy values on forages only). 

Mineral Analysis Package
Includes Dry Matter, Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, and Ash.  Samples with high mineral levels will accrue an additional charge due to special procedures and handling to provide more accurate analytical results.
Samples with high concentrations of minerals will incur ad additional $14.00 fee due to testing procedures for these sample types.

TMR Diagnostic Package
Includes DM, Crude Protein, Soluble Protein, Ammonia, ADF, NDF, ADFCP, NDFCP, Lignin, Fat, Starch, 7-hour Starch Degradability, Sugar, Ash, Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Cl, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid, Butyric Acid, peNDF, (physically effective NDF - Mertens), SPS (starch processing score) and the Penn State Particle Size Evaluation.  

Animal Protein Package
Provides Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, Soluble Protein, Ash, Fat, Ca, P, Cl, and S.

Liquid Package
Provides Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, Ammonia, Fat, Sugar, Ash, Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu. 

Liquid Package with Karl Fischer moisture
The above package with Karl Fischer moisture - appropriate when volatile substances other than moisture are present in the sample 

Tag Guarantee Options
The Tag guarantee series provides analyses specific to the needs of feed manufacturers and formulators.

Tag Guarantee I:
Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, Crude Fat, and Crude Fiber.

Tag Guarantee II:
Tag I plus Ash, Calcium, and Phosphorus.

Tag Guarantee III:

Tag I plus Ash and Minerals (Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn, and Cu).

Tag Guarantee IV:

Dry Matter, Moisture, Ash, Calcium, and Phosphorus.

Components:
The following components can be run independently.  A $6.00 charge will be added to components not run with a package.

Acid Insoluble Ash

ADF

ADFCP

ADFom (ash free)

Ammonia Nitrogen

aNDF

aNDFom (ash free)

Ash

Barium

Boron

Chloride

Cobalt

Crude Fiber

Crude Protein

Degradable Protein (S. griseus) must be run with crude protein

Ergot / Fescue Alkaloids in Feedstuff

Fat (Acid Hydrolysis)

Fat (Ether Extract)

Fecal Starch

Gossypol Free (Cottonseed extract and meal only)

Gossypol Total (Cottonseed extract and meal only)

Initial Peroxide

Iodine, Elemental

Karl Fischer Moisture

KOH

Lactose

Lead

Lignin

Moisture (Dry Matter)

Molybdenum

NDFCP

NDR

Nitrate

Non-Protein Nitrogen

Pepsin Digestibility

pH

Prolamin (grains only)

Prussic Acid (Cyanide)

Salt (ash Chloride)

Selenium (must provide expected levels)

Soluble Protein

Soluble Starch

Starch

Starch (Gelatinized)

Sugar (ESC)

Sugar (WSC)

Sulfur

Trypsin Inhibitor

Urease Activity

Vitamins


Provides Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, Soluble Protein, Ash, Fat, Ca, P, Cl, and S.
Provides Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, Soluble Protein, Ash, Fat, Ca, P, Cl, and S.
Provides Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, Soluble Protein, Ash, Fat, Ca, P, Cl, and S.  
Includes Dry Matter, Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, and Ash.
Includes Dry Matter, Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, and Ash.
Includes Dry Matter, Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, and Ash.

Includes Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, ADF, NDF, calculated RFV (on hays and haylages), Adjusted Protein, NEl, NEm, NEg, and TDN.
Includes Dry Matter, Moisture, Crude Protein, ADF, NDF, calculated RFV (on hays and haylages), Adjusted Protein, NEl, NEm, NEg, and TDN.

Includes DM, Crude Protein, Soluble Protein, Ammonia, ADF, NDF, ADFCP, NDFCP, Lignin, Fat, Starch, 7-hour Starch Degradability, Sugar, Ash, Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Cl, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid, Butyric Acid, peNDF, (physically effective NDF - Mertens), SPS (starch processing score) and the Penn State Particle Size Evaluation.  
Includes DM, Crude Protein, Soluble Protein, Ammonia, ADF, NDF, ADFCP, NDFCP, Lignin, Fat, Starch, 7-hour Starch Degradability, Sugar, Ash, Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Cl, S, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid, Butyric Acid, peNDF, (physically effective NDF - Mertens), SPS (starch processing score) and the Penn State Particle Size Evaluation.  

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