FAECAL STARCH ANALYSIS

Faecal Analysis allows you to measure the waste proportion of your diet, measuring what you can’t see that is passed on in the manure and to determine how much of the starch is being utilised or, conversely, wasted. 

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IN VITRO FIBRE DIGESTIBILITY

In vitro fibre digestibility of a feed provides us with a more informed understanding of the behaviour of that feed in a ruminal sense. It is not about total tract digestibility, but a reliable guide to ruminal outcomes

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MULTI-STEP PROTEIN EVALUATION 

Multi-Step Protein Evaluation test (MSPE) is a multistage wet chemistry assay performed at the FLA parent lab, Cumberland Valley Analytical Services in the United States

UNDERSTANDING YOUR LAB REPORT

At first glance your Forage Lab Australia feed test report may seem daunting. This document aims to briefly describe each Parameter measured and how these are relevant for accurate ration design.

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UNDERSTANDING MOULD

& YEAST COUNT

Click below for more information on tolerable levels of mould & yeast, different mycotoxins and the potential impacts to livestock. 

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SILAGE FERMENTATION

What do the numbers mean? is it good silage? What happened in the bale/stack? Understanding your silage is not only helpful to know how to balance the whole ration, but also give some insight as to what can be done to improve next year. 

 

Technical Support Team

Forage Lab Australia prides itself on not only providing accurate, real world information but also technical support via a team of skilled professional nutritionists to help the client trouble shoot any concerns they may have. Please don't hesitate to contact us!