Animal Nutrition Laboratory Services
Brief Description
The Nutrition Laboratory supports the R&D activities of the whole PCC Network and provides technical services and information to students, researchers, and farmers in assessing the nutritive value of feedstuffs and other related samples to address nutritional problems and nutrient deficiencies of ruminants and other livestock species.
The Laboratory performs proximate analysis such as dry matter/ moisture, ash crude protein, crude fat and crude fiber; detergent analysis such as acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent lignin; mineral analysis such as Calcium and phosphorus and other relevant analysis.
Procedure
| Office or Division: | Production Systems and Nutrition Section | |||
| Classification: | Highly Technical | |||
| Type of Transaction: | Government to Citizen (G2C), Government to Government (G2G) | |||
| Who may avail: | PCC Regional Centers, Partner Cooperatives, Multiplier Farms, Students and Researchers with approved research proposals. | |||
| CHECKLIST OF REQUIREMENTS | WHERE TO SECURE | |||
| Request form (PCC-PNSQF-01)Memorandum of Understanding for G2G Clients | Production Systems and Nutrition Section | |||
| Client Steps | Agency Actions | Fees To Be Paid | Processing Time | Person Responsible |
| 1. Submission and receipt of samples | Request form (PCC-PNSQF-01) | None | As it comes | Requesting Party |
| 2. Examination Proper: a. Proximate Analysis-Dry Matter/Moisture-Crude Ash-Crude Protein-Crude Fat-Crude Fiber | None | Within one week upon receipt of request 1-5 days1 day1 day1-3 days1-2 days | Laboratory Staff/Laboratory In-Charge | |
| 3. Record the results | Logbook | None | Right after the examination | Laboratory staff/ Laboratory In-charge |
| 4. Prepare and certify laboratory results | Laboratory Result Form (PCC-PNSQF-02) | None | 1 day | Laboratory staff/ Laboratory In-charge |
| 5. Release of laboratory results | Laboratory (PCC-PNSQF-29) | None | 0.5 day | Laboratory Staff |
| TOTAL | None | 5-9 days | ||