Feed testing helps farmers check feed quality, balance nutrients correctly and support animal health, production and performance.
Feed analysis provides detailed insight into the nutritional composition of forage and feed materials, helping farmers make informed feeding decisions.
Testing can identify nutrient levels, feed quality and potential imbalances, allowing for more accurate ration planning and improved feed management.
Helps determine whether a feed is providing the right balance of nutrients and is supporting animal health and performance. Standard feed evaluation includes: dry matter, crude protein, oil, crude fibre, ash, and ME.
Helps determine hay quality and guide feeding decisions. Key components measured are: dry matter, crude protein, ash, ADF, DMD, and ME. A mould and yeasts count can also be offered if requested.
Any other forages tested under this heading - straw, silage, red clover, brassica, etc. Key components tested are: dry matter, crude protein, ash, ADF, DMD, and ME. Other components available are OMD (organic matter digestibility), WSC (water soluble carbohydrates) & pH.
Alkagrains are treated cereal grains. The standard test includes dry matter, crude protein & pH. Optional add-on test which can be requested - starch.
NOPS (Naturally Occurring Prohibited Substances) is now a stand-alone code, run solely by the British Equestrian Trade Association (BETA). The definition of a prohibited substance is “any substance that can exert an effect on a horse” which is a broad, all encompassing definition. A natural & other prohibited substance (or NOPS) is one that is either naturally present within certain ingredients or that occurs as a result of inadvertent cross contamination during processing before arriving at the feed manufacturer’s facility.
Salmonella & E. Coli; Molasses dry matter; Neutral Detergent Fibre (NDF).
Select the different feed types you want to test before beginning the sampling process.
See the section on Sampling to ensure you follow the correct feed sampling procedure.
Collect the samples and send them on to FBA Laboratories for professional feed analysis.
