University of New England/Analytical facilities
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The new Leco organic N analyzer The University has laboratory complex as part of the Livestock Industries Institute which includes the monogastric nutrition laboratory. A separate laboratory is dedicated to egg and egg shell quality work. Our analytical capacity includes:
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Proximate analyses
- Dry matter
- Ash
- Crude protein
- Crude fibre
- NDF
- ADF
- Lignin
- Total fat
Miscellaneous analyses
- Nitrogen - Leco FP-2000 Organic N analyser and classic Kjeldahl analysis
- Amino acids - HPLC
- Mineral elements - ICP, AA, Flame photometry and UV/Vis spectroscopy
- VFA - GC
- Long chain fatty acids - GC
- Gross energy - Bomb calorimetery
- Various physiological/biochemical analyses on Cobas-BIO
- There is also on-campus access to electron microscope, mass spectroscopy and NMR analysis
Carbohydrate analyses
- Glucose
- Total starch
- Destible starch
- Resistant starch
- Total dietary fibre
- Total NSP
- Soluble NSP
- Insoluble NSP
- Free sugars
- Oligosaccharides
Specialised analyses
- Cell culture and virus isolation facilities and PCR work
- Alkane
- Acid-insoluble ash
- Tannins
- Phytate
- Extract viscosity
- Digesta viscosity
- Enzyme activity
Egg Laboratory
- Shell thickness
- Shell colour (reflectance method)
- Shell ultrastructure (Scanning Electron Microscopy)
- Yolk colour (Roche Fan and automated)
- Specific gravity
- Haugh units
- Shell breaking strength
- Shell deformation
- Shell density
- Egg shape and shell defects
