Feed, Fertilizer and Forage
Wednesday, June 11th
Morning Session
Importance and Pitfalls of Starch Assays: Selection of Methods
Mary Beth Hall, USDA ARS, Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI

Analysis of Mono and Di Saccharides in Animal Feed using High Capacity Ion-Exchange and
Electro-Chemical Detection
Jay Gandhi, Brinkman

Amino Acids in Feeds
Waters Corporation

Automated Sample Preparation for the Analysis of Animal Feed
Larry Tucker, Brinkman

Carbohydrate Analysis Using Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography
Kevin Jenkins, Jeremy Shia, Chris Hudalla, Waters Corporation
The Determination of Oxytetracycline in Animal and Fish  Feeds,  Feed Premixes, and Animal
Remedies by Liquid Chromatography with Fluorescence Detection
Collaborative study, Richard Larson and Nancy Thiex, South Dakota State University

The HPLC Determination of the Five Bioactive Homologs of Lasalocid Sodium in Animal Feeds
AOAC Collaborative Study Report: Charles Focht, Nebraska Department of Agriculture

The Agricultural Community, Feed Additives and Contaminants Group
Priority Methods Progress Report
Nancy Thiex, Professor, Olson Biochemistry Laboratories, South Dakota State University

Reference Methods for Distillers Dried Grains
Nancy Thiex, Professor, Olson Biochemistry Laboratories, South Dakota State University

The Determination of Calcium, Cobalt, Copper, Iron, Potassium, Magnesium, Manganese,
Molybdenum, Sodium, Phosphorus, Sulfur and Zinc in Animal Feed and Pet Food by Microwave
Digestion and ICP-OES
Nancy Schilling, Terri Van Erem and Nancy Thiex

Forage Study:  Moisture Comparison and Sample Variability
Heidi Hickes, Montana Department of Agriculture

Comparison of Gravimetric, ICP and Combustion Methods for Determining Sulfur in Distiller’s
Grain, Animal Feed and Feed Ingredients

Comparison of Gravimetric and Combustion Methods for Determining Sulfur in Fertilizer

Evaluation of AOAC Method 2006.3 : For Microwave Digestion of Feeds and Fertilizer
Elaine Hasty
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