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The animal feed industry is estimated around $250 billion Dollars and the beginning of its industrial scale production is tracked back to the late 19th century. 70 to 80 percent of the cost in producing animals is the feed cost. Reaching an optimal balance of nutrition to enable fastest, cheapest growth for animals at lowest cost is very desirable.
Animal feed is the grain and cereal portion of plants that are often processed into pellets to feed swine, fish, poultry, and livestock. Animal forage is various plants that animals are fed while grazing. Grass can be processed into hay after mowing and drying. Quality control of both feed and forage is incredibly challenging for many reasons. Large variability can exist among the same shipment and even in the same batch. The price of these products is directly correlated to their nutritional value, which is especially important for cows that produce milk. Feed formulations are made with different combinations of feed, forage, or a mixture of both. Traditional methods for monitoring parameters of interest include HPLC, GC, and wet chemistry. These methods are labor intensive, time-consuming, ill-suited for large scale testing, can only measure one parameter at a time, and can require the use of expensive solvents and reagents.
FT-NIR spectroscopic analysis is fast, requires no sample preparation, and can analyze multiple parameters with a single measurement.
Key Benefits
- Improve Process Efficiency
- Reduce Out-Of-Spec Products
- Reduce Labor & Materials Cost
- Improve Safety
- Improve Product Quality & Consistency
FT-NIR Technology Benefits
- Direct Calibration Transfer
- High Resolution Spectra
- Better Wavelength Stability
- Superior Sensitivity & SNR
- Rapid Non-Destructive Measurement
- Instrument to Instrument Consistency
Galaxy Scientific Advantages
- Rugged, Compact & Portable
- Low Maintenance Cost
- PermAlign™ Optics Technology
- Built-in Check Standards
- Easy-to-use Advanced Software
- No Installation Required
- Excellent Technical Support
- Corn Kernel Near Infrared Analysis
- Ground Corn Near Infrared Analysis
- Corn Germ Meal Near Infrared Analysis
- Distill’s Dry Grains Near Infrared Analysis
- FT-NIR Analysis of Whole Soybean
- FT-NIR Analysis of Extruded Full Fat Soybean
- FT-NIR Analysis of High Protein Soybean Meal
- FT-NIR Analysis of Low Protein Soybean Meal
- FT-NIR Analysis of Whole Wheat
- FT-NIR Analysis of Ground Wheat
- FT-NIR Analysis of Wheat Pollard
- FT-NIR Analysis of Wheat Middling
- Rice Bran Analysis Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy
- De Oiled Rice Bran Analysis Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy
- Canola-Rapeseed Meal Analysis Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy
- Cotton Meal Analysis Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy
- NIR Analysis of Low Protein Fish Meal
- NIR Analysis of High Protein Fish Meal
- NIR Analysis of Meat/Bone Meal
- NIR Analysis of Poultry Byproducts Meal
- NIR Analysis of Whey Powder
- NIR Analysis of Milk Powder
- NIR Analysis of MSG Protein
- Other Applications (Please contact us to discuss the details of your application)
- Moisture
- Protein
- Fat
- Fiber
- Ash
- Starch
- Other Parameters
QuasIR 3000
Our QuasIR™ 3000 FT-NIR spectrometer is equipped with an integrating sphere for reflection measurements of solids as well as transflectance measurements of opaque liquids and pastes. The instrument has a wide range of applications, especially in the food and agriculture sectors.
SpectralSage™ Software Suite
Galaxy Scientific’s SpectralSage software suite is a software toolkit for method developers, administrators, and routine users. The suite combines the ease of use needed for routine operation with feature rich functions for the advanced method developer.