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List of Laboratory Services and Prices

***All prices subject to change without prior notice***

LABORATORY  ANALYSES  FOR  WILDLIFE/DOMESTIC  ANIMALS

 

I.    CHEMICAL NUTRITIONAL ANALYSES:  (plant, fecal or urine material)

Results reported on an oven-dry basis unless requested otherwise.

We strongly recommend research projects anticipating publication of results consider analysis of replicate samples. An intake fee of $2.39 per sample will be charged for samples not organized and numbered sequentially.

AFORAGE PLANT PACKAGE:

(Select any or all listed) Prices are in U.S. dollars.

Type of analysis*     Sample
Freeze Drying $6.20
Grinding and Handling $6.20
% Oven dry matter (ODM)(moisture-free basis) $5.00
% Crude Fat (Ether extract) By quote
% Total Ash for % Organic Matter (Muffle Furnace) $7.00
Gross Energy (Bomb calorimeter) cal/gm $33.40
%IVDMD (in vitro dry matter digestibility) By quote
Prosky Total Dietary Fiber TDF (monogastrics):+ By quote
Van Soest/Ankom sequential fibers (ruminants):
  % Neutral Detergent fiber (NDF) $8.25
  % Acid Detergent fiber (ADF) $7.20
  % Acid Detergent Lignin (ADL) (72% SulfuricAcid method) and % Acid insoluble ash (AIA) $13.10
DAPA $30.40
 Tannin Analysis:
     Martin & Martin (1982) ppt. method $50.70

 

*  We require a minimum of 1 dry gram of sample for each type of analysis.  All samples require an oven dry matter done only once to cover all other types of analyses performed.

+  Prosky analysis price includes residue ash analysis in order to determine the TDF value.

BFECAL INDEX PACKAGE: Fecal indices for monitoring the nutritional well-being of big game herds and free ranging livestock, or for analysis of controlled feeding trials.  (Select any or all listed) Prices are in U.S. dollars.

Type of analysis Sample
Grinding and handling fee $3.75
% Oven dry matter (moisture-free basis) $3.50
% Fecal nitrogen $10.00
% Fecal NDF $7.00
Fecal DAPA mg/gm $24.00
Macro minerals Ca, P, Na, Mg, K    By quote

 

*  We require a minimum of 1 dry gram of sample for each type of analysis.  All samples require an oven dry matter done only once to cover all other types of analyses performed.

CURINE SAMPLE PACKAGE:  From controlled feeding trials Prices are in U.S. dollars.

% Urinary nitrogen $10.00
Urinary Gross Energy cal/gm or cal/ml $13.00

 

*  We require a minimum of 1 dry gram of sample for each type of analysis.  All samples require an oven dry matter done only once to cover all other types of analyses performed. This is used to correct analyses for fresh weight.

+  Prosky analysis price includes residue ash analysis in order to determine the TDF value.

 

Please note that we no longer perform Food Habits – Diet Composition Analysis.

*** All prices subject to change without prior notice***

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Contact Us

For more information contact:

Meghan Camp, PhD

(509)335-2318
meghan.camp@wsu.edu