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Hay sugar and starch testing, feed protein testing, minerals and toxic elements, and hygiene testing for hay, feed and bedding. Request a quote for the tests that answer your question.
Price: $150 per sample
Hay and Feed Carbohydrate Testing measures defined sugar fractions and starch in the submitted material. Results are reported with moisture and dry-matter information so samples can be compared on a consistent basis. This service can support hay selection and provide analytical information for an equine nutritionist's feeding assessment.
We can also design matched comparisons of hay before and after soaking. The study can measure carbohydrate changes and selected mineral losses under the specified soaking conditions.
Price: total nitrogen with calculated crude protein $65 per sample; total sulfur $65 per sample; both together $95 per sample
Protein and Sulfur Testing supports composition checks for selected feed ingredients, finished feeds and supplements. Total nitrogen can be used to calculate crude protein using the appropriate conversion factor. Total sulfur provides an elemental measurement for the submitted product.
Crude protein is calculated from nitrogen and includes contributions from nonprotein nitrogen. Total sulfur does not separately quantify methionine, sulfate or MSM. These measurements do not establish protein digestibility or amino-acid composition.
Price: $175 per sample
Measure selected minerals and toxic elements in feed and supplement samples. Testing can support label verification, comparisons between lots and investigations of a suspected composition problem. Results can also be compared with a water sample when the same elements are included in both testing plans.
How it's tested: matrix-appropriate digestion followed by ICP-MS.
Feed or supplement concentrations alone do not diagnose a horse's deficiency or toxicity. Elemental analysis does not establish chemical form or bioavailability.
Price: $125 per sample
Storage conditions can affect hay, feed and bedding quality. Vanguard can design testing for mold, yeast and selected quality indicators, with follow-up sampling after storage or sanitation changes when useful.
How it's tested: mold and yeast by culture; moisture and water activity by physical measurement. Other bacteria are separate, named tests, quoted on request.
A mold count is not a mycotoxin measurement.
Request your quote and sample instructions before collecting. Water samples require laboratory-supplied bottles and scheduled delivery. Local customers can arrange drop-off. Shipping is arranged according to the ordered tests, collection time and laboratory receiving schedule. Include your completed submission form and label every sample with its location or lot, collection date and collection time.
Vanguard Laboratory
2635 Parkmont Ln SW, Suite A
Olympia, WA 98502
Phone: 360-967-7010
Send samples with our standard sample submission form, the same one used for all Vanguard Laboratory testing.
