Vitamin A, Feed
Service type
Nutrition/Toxicology
Species
Non-animal
Fee
Reference Lab Fee
Days tested
As needed
Turnaround time
10-17 business days. Delay of results may occur due to outsourcing.
Specimen Requirements
25 g feed
Shipping container
Leakproof container
Coolant
Frozen gel packs
Location Term
Forwarded to Reference Lab
Submission Form(s)
Best Practice
Description
A representative sample should be collected. Examples would be handfuls from the top, middle and bottom of a bag of feed or portions of samples from different lot numbers and batches. For hay sampling, a hay probe/corer should be used and samples from multiple bales should be collected. Vitamins are heat sensitive. Send sample as collected. Do not dry or heat prior to shipment. Test code: 50206