In today’s competitive marketplace, you need fast, reliable information to make sound business decisions. Wenger Feeds has offered services from its own Quality Assurance Laboratory since 2004 and recently updated its service offering to focus on the strengths of the facility and the needs of customers.
Feed Testing
Laboratory Services offers feed ingredient analysis using NIR spectroscopy. NIR is an acronym for near-infrared. The testing method is a simple process of grinding a sample and allowing the NIR instrument to analyze and calculate the nutrient levels of the product. This service is available for most commonly used bulk feed ingredients.
Feed and Ingredient Analysis
In addition to NIR, Laboratory Services offers mycotoxin testing for Aflatoxin, T-2 Toxins, DON (Vomitoxin), Fumonisin, and Zearalenone. Other feed analyses including particle size, pellet durability, moisture, and salt are also available to support any quality assurance program.
For customers who require wet chemistry analysis, the lab can package your sample to refer to an outside lab for protein, calcium, phosphorus, sodium, fat, urease activity, trypsin inhibitor, pesticide, protein, fat, fiber, calcium, or moisture testing.
Egg Testing
Shell strength, Haugh Units, yolk color, and egg shell thickness tests are available. In addition, egg testing customers get access to Wenger’s extensive database of testing results. Egg quality reports feature a comparison of historical results compared to other flocks of the same bird strain and age. The company’s poultry database contains multiple bird strains and hundreds of individual tests.
Flock Health Monitoring
Laboratory Services also offers quick turnaround on serology for Infectious Bronchitis, Newcastle, AE, IBD, MG, and MS.
Water Testing
An array of water tests including hardness, pH, iron, nitrates, sulfates, E.coli, and total coliform are available.
Services and Expertise
With expertise, facilities, and a variety of available services, Laboratory Services can be a valuable resource for your business. The company’s compact laboratory allows for quick turn around and swift reporting of results via fax or e-mail.
