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Attention CSP ANM 17 Participants

CSP Letter 2012

Price Change Information Effective October October 1, 2011

After several years with no changes to our fee structure we must increase the cost of our sample processing and NUTBAL advisory consultations.  We are a research lab, and the fees we charge for services only generate income to recover the cost of providing our services.

Effective October 1, 2011 our fees and available services will change as reflected below in an effort to help the lab in cost recovery efforts.

Option 1: NIRS Results and NUTBAL Report $35.00 per sample

This option includes NIRS fecal analysis (crude protein and energy of forage consumed)  and a online NIRS/NUTBAL PRO system report for multiple profiles.  Users can choose between online system access or have the results and report sent directly to them via email, fax or regular mail.

Option 2: NIRS Results and NUTBAL Advisory $70.00 per sample

This option includes NIRS fecal analysis (crude protein and energy of forage consumed)  as well as an advisory written by one of our staff providing recommendations to meet desired production goals. Delivery of the advisories will be via email, fax, or regular mail.  For samples with more than three profiles,  a fee of $ 10.00 will be assessed for each additional profile.  Please allow for extra time for completion of option 2 as each advisory is written on an individual basis.

The Grazingland Animal Nutrition Lab, also known as the GAN Lab, offers diagnostic analysis and decision support software that is used as a nutritional monitoring program for grazing livestock.  In addition to our own research, we facilitate the research of other entities with our NIRS capabilities. We are a part the Center for Natural Resource Information and Technology (CNRIT), a center within Texas AgriLife Research that is devoted to providing technology solutions in the realm of natural resource management. We provide CNRIT with the ability to assess and manage animals’ nutritional well-being and the capability to develop project specific NIR applications.  Though research is our primary focus, we also offer nutritional analysis  to the public through our Commercial Services.  

Our primary research focus is using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) to analyze animal fecal samples to determine the nutritional quality of an animals intake.  This technology allows us to return nutritional analyses within three days of receiving samples from clients.  In addition to our primary research, we have utilized our NIRS capabilities in several more fields including soil analysis and wool and fiber grading.To compliment our NIRS nutritional analysis we also offer the Nutritional Balance Analyzer (NUTBAL) software free to the public.  This tool uses the animal description (the kind, class and breed), body condition, forage conditions, supplemental feed information, environmental conditions, performance targets and NIRS results to produce a nutritional balance report for protein and net energy and a report for least-cost feeding solutions.  Such reports can be used by ranchers, consultants, and extension and NRCS personnel to maximize animal weight gain and minimize costs.