ANIMAL NUTRITION ANALYSIS

Offering a comprehensive analysis portfolio for animal nutrition success

Explore Rock River Laboratory's vast advanced feed and forage analyses and analysis packages below. For a complete list, visit our Nutrition Pricing page.  

Feed Analysis Packages by NIR¹ [Highlights only]

Comprehensive Nutrition Analysis: Comprehensive Nutrition Analysis Package Information Sheet

• The most inclusive Near-Infrared NIR analysis on the market
• Includes Total Fatty Acids (TFA) and individual fatty acids
• Includes Total Amino Acids (TAA) and individual amino acids
• Includes multi-time point starch digestion analysis (1, 3, 7 and 16-hour) and an improved starch K_d
• An easy-read results report incorporates 60-day and 4-year averages, and NDF and starch rumen digestion graphs: 

NIR Analysis for Commodity Feeds and Grain Mixes

• Rapid and inexpensive options to capture commodity and grain mix variability
• Two packages include: Comprehensive Commodity, Commodity and Grain Mix by NIR

                   -The Comprehensive Commodity package includes core nutrients and NDF digestibility measures

                   -The Commodity and Grain Mix by NIR package includes core nutrient measurements

Dynamic CNCPS: Dynamic CNCPS Analysis Package Information Sheet

• Best utilized to describe forage analyses in CNCPS v6.55 
• Offers all the information, in the format needed, to confidently and accurately balance diets
• Agrees with what the cows have to say
• Full integrates with all CNCPS v6.55-biology software via the Standard XML

Dynamic NDFD

NDF Digestibility

Corn Grain Digestibility

Distiller's Grains

Equine Nutrition

Fecal Starch

Fermentation Products Screen

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NIR Package Components of Interest

Unique aspects to Rock River Laboratory NIR nutrition analysis

Rumen in situ starch digestion: included in Dynamic Carbohydrate, Dynamic CNCPS, and Corn Grain Digestibility Packages

• Research-backed and accurate rumen starch digestion measure
• Proven more reliable than in vitro starch digestion
• Best reflects how cows will respond to starch in corn grain, snaplage or earlage, and corn silage

TTNDFD: Included in all NIR dynamic packages

• A real-time fiber digestion assessment tool
• Reflects real cow digestion and performance by forecasting how high-producing cows will respond to a new forage, before actually feeding it
• Proven through university in vivo digestion trials
• Licensed from the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Learn more about how nutritionists are utilizing TTNDFD in the field on a regular basis by downloading the TTNDFD Applications Information Sheet

Dynamic NDF K_d: Included in all NIR dynamic packages

• Demonstrates how quickly fiber can be digested in the rumen 
• Works within all digestion rate and pool size-based ration computer models

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Feed Analysis Packages by Wet Chemistry¹ [Highlights only]

Rumen in situ Starch Digestibility

• Assesses starch digestion within the rumen of lactating dairy cattle
• TMR, corn silage, snaplage, and earlage samples (samples with more than 15% NDF) are ground coursely (6mm) 
• High moisture and dry corn grains digested in form received

TMR Hygiene Diagnostic

• Created to help quickly and efficiently identify and combat the detrimental effects of the broad spectrum of anti-nutritional factors (mycotoxins, nutrition, bacteria and stress) prevalent across the US.
• Includes mold, yeast, and Vomitoxin (DON) count
• Features mold identification
• Includes TMR Nutrient Analysis
• Incorporates wet chemistry Rumen Starch Digestion

Whey and Liquid Feed

• Includes protein and mineral measures, including Chloride
• Individual sugar analysis to accurately determine the sugar profile present

                   -Our most advanced sugar analysis

TMR Digestibility (TMR-D)

• Research-backed apparent digestion tool
• Determines digestion on dairy or beef herds

By-Product Core Nutrient and Energy Check

Simple Equine Analysis

Swine Energy

TMR Mixer Accuracy

Fecal Starch with Total Tract Starch Digestibility

• Analyzes the starch content of manure to provide a prediction of total tract starch digestion
• Results for this analysis are either beef or dairy animal specific

16h Rumen in situ Rumen Undegraded Protein (RUP) and RUP Intestinal Digestibility

• A protein rumen bypass and intestinal digestion measure for identifying high-quality feedstuffs 
• Includes Crude Protein (CP), soluble/ washout protein, 16h rumen degraded protein (for lactating cows), intestinal protein digestibility, and dry matter disappearance

DCAD (Dietary Cation-Anion Difference)

UW Feed Grain Evaluation System 2.0

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Additional Wet Chemistry Analysis Options¹ [Highlights only; add-on to analysis packages]

Molybdenum

PSU TMR or Forage Particle Size Analysis

Feed/Grain Particle Size

• Reports the mean particle size, standard deviation, and surface area
• Relates to rumen starch digestion

Rumen in vitro NDF Digestion or uNDF

• Single or multiple time points available by request

Fermentation Products (VFA)

• Classic fermentation measurements to help assess fermentation or preservation efficiency
• Includes research-backed fermentation shrink measure

Advanced Fermentation Products

• Includes all advanced fermentation measure as well as additional alcohols to highlight unforeseen fermentation challenges
• Includes research-backed fermentation shrink measure

Corn Silage Kernel Processing Score (KPS)

Multi-step Protein Evaluation

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Anti-Nutritional (Bacteria, Fungi, and Toxin) Analyses¹  [Highlights only]

Yeast and Mold Count, or Count and Identification (five-day incubation)

Rapid Mold and Yeast Count: (two-day rapid incubation)

Clostridia perfringens Count

• Also identifies the combination of Enterococcus faecalis and Salmonella typhimurium, which are undesirable enterobacteria

Fusarium Mycotoxin Screen

• Identifies 13 toxins produced by Fusarium molds

Comprehensive Mycotoxin Screen

• Identifies 19 toxins produced by Fusarium and Aspergillus molds

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¹ For a complete list of analysis packages, their inclusions, time points, and pricing, reference the Feed and Forage Analysis Pricing Guide.