A way out 🚪

👀 Ingredient analysis is critical and wet chemistry is the gold standard. However, it’s labor, time, and cost-intensive. But there can be a way out… Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) can provide an alternative or partial replacement! 

     • It’s a tool for testing feedstuffs for nutrient composition that can be used to measure multiple factors and provides quick and accurate analyses at a minimal cost.

✅ As an example, NIR provides a reliable understanding of the nutrient profile of corn DDGS, which particularly needs analysis given its high level of ingredient variation. So it allows nutritionists to categorize the ME levels of corn DDGS and leads to the optimization of the formulation and cost-effectiveness of diets. 

     • In other words, NIR is a great tool for a quality control nutrition program – and you can learn more about it here.