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The Dairy One Forage Lab
The Dairy One Forage Lab excels in providing
you with high quality analyses and customer service. Everyday, samples
arrive at the lab from around the globe. Individual producers, agriservice
personnel, consultants, veterinarians, universities and zoos are
among the many types of people and organizations satisfying their
analytical needs at Dairy One. As an international leader, our goal
is to provide you with analytical services designed to meet the
expanding demands of modern agriculture. New technology and traditional
methods are combined to deliver fast, accurate results.
Analytical Services to Meet your Needs
NIR – Near Infrared Reflectance spectroscopy
(NIR) is a sophisticated technique for rapidly analyzing common
forages and grains. Multiple components are determined in simultaneously
making results available within 24 hours of receipt by the lab.
NIR service packages are limited to certain feed types (see
NIR Applicability document for more details). Dairy One offers
the most comprehensive NIR analysis available making it our most
popular service and the choice of feed industry professionals.
Traditional Chemistry
Traditional wet chemistry procedures can
be applied to any sample type. Time proven methods are used to determine
nutrient composition. Traditional wet chemistry methods must be
used for samples where no NIR calibrations exist. Time can be a
limiting factor as most analyses take 2 - 3 days to complete.
Supplemental Services
As an Add-on
– In addition to our regular services, many supplemental services
are available. These can be added to the regular packages for the
price indicated.
As a primary service – If
you are only interested in just receiving one or more of the supplemental
services, these are treated as a Custom Package (see below).
Custom Packaging
Design your own service! Dairy One has
assembled a good selection of service packages. However, we realize
that everyone's needs are different. Thus, if you cannot find a
package that meets your needs, you have the option of designing
your own. The price of your custom package begins with a $13.00
base fee. Then, simply add the costs of the individual services
that you selected to determine your final package price. Contact
our Customer Support Group (1 800 496-3344, ext. 2172) with any
questions that you may have about Custom Packaging.
Quality Assurance
Quality analyses are insured by participation
in internal and external quality assurance programs. Internally,
daily check samples and standards are run through all analytical
areas. Externally, we voluntarily participate in two sample check
programs (NFTA, AAFCO). Through these programs, our results are
compared to other labs across the country to insure uniform, high
quality results.
Prior to your analysis report being released, all
samples pass through an "edit system". Results that fall
outside of the range typically expected for a given sample type
are flagged for review. Upon review, the sample may be retested
to verify the original results. A message will appear on the final
report indicating any components that have been retested. Retests
will add an additional day to turn around time.
Customer Support
Four full time customer support people
are available to assist you with your analysis needs. Additionally,
the lab manager and chemist are available to answer some of your
more technical questions. Contact us at:
Dairy One Forage Lab
730 Warren Rd.
Ithaca, NY 14850
Ph 1-800-496-3344 Fax 607 257-1350
The analytical choice of professionals worldwide.
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