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A26a
A42
A67
A67a
P ROFICIENCY T ESTING P ROGRAMS
F EED
A = PTS accredited by COFRAC
Feed
Forages
Silages
Amino acids
Premix
Pet food (10 rounds per year)
Pet food (5 rounds per year)
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13 – F EED
•Proficiency Testing Scheme created in 1972
•173 registered laboratories from 49 countries
•This PTS is accredited by COFRAC
•10 rounds per annual series
•For further details on samples, please refer to the schedule.
•Ashes (raw & insoluble)
•Biogenic amines
•Crude protein
•Crude fiber content
•Digestibility of crude fiber
•Fat content
•Glucosinolates
•Insoluble Lignin
•Iodine value
•Insoluble plant walls
•Lactose
•Moisture content
•Nitrates
•Oil content
•Parietal components
•Peroxide index
•Soluble nitrogenous matter
•Starch content
•Total sugars
MAINPARAMETERS*
Microscopics analyses:
•Identified cereals
•Identified leguminus plants…
Fatty acids compound:
•Butyric
•Caproic
•Erucic
•Gondoic
•Lauric
•Linoleic
•Oleic
•Myristic
•Palmitic, etc.
Residue of veterinary drugs:
•Carbadox
•Olaquindox
•Monensin Minerals:
•Ca, P, Mg, K, Na, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu, Se, Cl, S
Amino acid components:
•Cystine
•Lysine
•Methionine Vitamins: A, E, D3 Others elements:
•Arsenic
•Cadmium
•Cobalt
•Iodine
•Lead
Nutritional facts:
•PDIA, PDIMN, PDIME
•Raw energy, MFU.
Pigments:
•Salinomycine
•Ethoxyquine
•Oxybendazole
Raw materials Finished products
•Wheat •Peas •Milk replacer for cows •Cat kibble
•Rapeseed •Beet pulp •Feed for turkey •Dog kibble
•Corn gluten feed •Soya •Feed for rabbit •Poultry meal
•Corn draff •Bran •Feed for fish •Molasse
•Horse beans •Rapeseed cake •Laying hen feed
•Sunflower seeds •Rapeseed cake Expeller •Growing-finishing pig meal
•Linseed Linseed cake Growth feed for piglet
•Dehydrated alfalfa Soyabean cake •Feed for piglet
•Corn •Sunflower cake •Feed for chicken
•Barley •Triticale •Feed for sow
•Cow feed
•Nitrogenous corrector with urea MATRICES
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•Dry matter
•Crude fiber content
•Moisture content
•Proteins content on raw material
•Raw ashes
•Starch
•Total nitrogenous material
•Total sugars
Parietal component:
•NDF, ADF, ADL
Minerals: Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu, P
Cellulase digestibility of dry and organic matter Digestibility forecast
Energetic value forecast : UFL, UFV, UFC
Nitrogeneous value:
•PDIA, PDIN, PDIE
•Digestible nitrogeneous matter.
Hays:
•Dehydrated alfalfa
•Mountain
•Natural meadow
•Orchard grass
•Ray grass Wrapped bales:
•Meadow
•Orchard grass
•Ray grass
MATRICES
Silages:
•Dried corn
•Dried dactyl
•Dried clover
•Sorghum
•Straw
Dried green fodder:
•Alfalfa
•Corn
Dehydrated fodder:
•Alfalfa
•Ray grass.
•Proficiency testing scheme created in 1984
•35 registered laboratories from 11 countries
•10 rounds per annual series
•For further details on samples, please refer to the schedule.
14 – F ORAGES
*This list of parameters could be modified according to the nature of the product. The information mentioned on that form could be modified during annual series after decisions from the Committee, technical group or Chairperson.
MAINPARAMETERS*
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•Dry matter
•Crude fiber content
•Residual moisture content
•Raw ashes
•Starch
•Total nitrogenous Parietal components:
-NDF -ADF -ADL Alcohols:
•methanol, ethanol,
•N-butanol, N-propanol
•Ammoniacal nitrogen
•Calcium
•Lactic acid
•pH
•Magnesium
•Soluble nitrogen
•Total phosphorus Digestibility:
-pepson cellulase
-cellulase of dry and organic matter
•Digestibility and energic value forecast
•Nitrogeneous value.
•Grass silage
•Corn silage
•Cereal mixture silage
MATRICES
•Sorghum silage
•Immature cereal silage
•Alfalfa silage.
Volatile fatty acids:
-acetic acid -isobutyric acid -isovalerianic acid -N-valerianic acid -N-butyric acid -propionic acid
22 – S ILAGES
•Proficiency testing scheme created in 1984
•27 registered laboratories from 9 countries
•4 rounds per annual series
•For further details on samples, please refer to the schedule.
MAINPARAMETERS*
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•Casein
•Cat food
•Corn gluten / Wheat gluten
•Minerals concentrate with amino acids
•Feed for piglet supplemented with free amino acids
•Feed for animals supplemented with free amino acids
•Feed for chicken
MATRICES
•Peas
•Pure lysine
•Soybean meal
•Turkey meal
•Wheat draff.
A complementary test « 26b – Amino acids –Food » is available. A special price will be allocated if you cumulate these schemes.
Amino acids by hydrolysis method:
•Aspartic acid
•Alanine
•Arginine
•Cystine
•Glutamic acid
•Glycine
•Histidine
•Isoleucine
•Leucine
•Lysine
•Methionine
•Phenylalanine
•Proline
•Serine
•Tyrosine
•Threonine
•Tryptophane
•Valine
•Sum of amino acids
26a – A MINO ACIDS : A NIMAL FEED
•Proficiency Testing Scheme created in 1970
•36 registered laboratories from 23 different countries
•This PTS is accredited by COFRAC
•5 rounds per annual series
•For further details on samples, please refer to the schedule.
•Protein content.
*This list of parameters could be modified according to the nature of the product. The information mentioned on that form could be modified during annual series after decisions from the Committee, technical group or Chairperson.
Free amino acids :
•Lysine
•Methionine
•Threonine
•Tryptophan MAINPARAMETERS*
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•Bicalcic phosphate
•Blend of vitamins
•Calcium carbonate
MATRICES
•Manganese oxide
•Mineral premix
•Multivitamined supplement
•Mineral food with vitamon
•Organic premix
•Zinc sulphate
•Insoluble ash content
•Raw ashes
•Phytasic activity
•Free lysine
•Choline Minerals:
•Calcium
•Chlorides
•Fluorine
•Iodine
•Magnesium
•Potassium
•Soluble phosphorus (on water and citric acid)
•Sodium
•Total phosphorus
Metals:
•Arsenic
•Cadmium
•Copper
•Cobalt
•Iron
•Lead
•Mercury
•Manganese
•Selenium
•Total sulphur
•Zinc.
42 – P REMIX
•Proficiency testing scheme created in 2000
•67 registered laboratories from 29 countries
•This PTS is accredited by COFRAC
•10 rounds per annual series
•For further details on samples, please refer to the schedule.
Vitamins:
•A, E, D3, C, B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B9, B12, K3, H, PP/B3.
•Tocopherols MAINPARAMETERS*
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•Dry cat food / Dry dog food
•Corn
•Dog premix / Cat premix
•Fish meal / poultry meal / greaves
•Frozen meat
•Pig fat / Poultry fat
•Vitamon supplements
•Wet dog food / Wet cat food
•Wheat gluten
MATRICES
Amino acids:
•Alanine
•Arginine
•Aspartic acid
•Cystine
•Glutamic acid
•Glycine
•Histidine
•Isoleucine
•Leucine
•Lysine
•Methionine
•Proline
•Phenylalanine
•Serine
•Total taurine
•Threonine
•Tyrosine
•Tryptophane
•Valine
Fatty acids (relative composition on %)
Trace elements (arsenic, mercury, lead, cadmium)
67 – P ET F OOD (10 ROUNDS )
•Proficiency testing scheme created in 2016
•10 rounds per annual series
•This PTS is accredited by COFRAC
•For further details on samples, please refer to the schedule.
Physico-chemical analyses:
•Anisidine index
•Chlorine of chlorides
•Crude fiber
•Ethoxyquine
•Hexanal
•Insoluble fibres
•Lutein
•Lycopene
•Oleic acid
•pH
•Protein content
•Peroxide value
•Raw ashes
•Raw fats
•Starch content
•Soluble fibres
•Total sugars
•Total fibres
•Water content
•Collagen (for some matrices)
Antioxidants (BHA, BHT) Biogenic amines:
•Cadaverin
•Histamine
•Putrescine
•Spermine
•Spermidine
•Serotonine
•Tryptamine
•Tyramine Mycotoxins:
•Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2
•Deoxynivalenol
•Fumonisins B1, B2
•Ochratoxon A
•Nivalenol
•T2, HT2
•Zearalenone
Vitamins:
•A, E, D3, C, B1, B2, PP/B3, B5, B6, B8, B9, B12, K3
•Tocopherol
•Total and free choline Metals:
•Iron
•Copper
•Manganese
•Selenium
•Zinc Minerals:
•Phosphorus
•Calcium
•Sodium
•Potassium
•Magnesium Contaminants:
•Acrylamide
•Cyanuric acid
•Melamine.
MAINPARAMETERS*
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•Dry cat food / Dry dog food
•Corn
•Dog premix / Cat premix
•Fish meal / poultry meal / greaves
•Frozen meat
•Pig fat / Poultry fat
•Vitamon supplements
•Wet dog food / Wet cat food
•Wheat gluten
MATRICES
Amino acids:
•Alanine
•Arginine
•Aspartic acid
•Cystine
•Glutamic acid
•Glycine
•Histidine
•Isoleucine
•Leucine
•Lysine
•Methionine
•Proline
•Phenylalanine
•Serine
•Total taurine
•Threonine
•Tyrosine
•Tryptophane
•Valine
Fatty acids (relative composition on %)
67a – P ET F OOD (5 ROUNDS )
•Proficiency testing scheme created in 2016 (used to be PTS 67, created in 2013)
•5 rounds per annual series
•This PTS is accredited by COFRAC
•49 registered laboratories from 19 countries
•For further details on samples, please refer to the schedule.
Physico-chemical analyses:
•Anisidine index
•Chlorine of chlorides
•Crude fiber
•Ethoxyquine
•Hexanal
•Insoluble fibres
•Lutein
•Lycopene
•Oleic acid
•pH
•Protein content
•Peroxide value
•Raw ashes
•Raw fats
•Starch content
•Soluble fibres
•Total sugars
•Total fibres
•Water content Antioxidants (BHA, BHT)
Biogenic amines:
•Cadaverin
•Histamine
•Putrescine
•Spermine
•Spermidine
•Serotonine
•Tryptamine
•Tyramine Mycotoxins:
•Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2
•Deoxynivalenol
•Fumonisins B1, B2
•Ochratoxon A
•Nivalenol
•T2, HT2
•Zearalenone
Vitamins:
•A, E, D3, C, B1, B2, PP/B3, B5, B6, B8, B9, B12, K3
•Tocopherol
•Total and free choline Metals:
•Iron
•Copper
•Manganese
•Selenium
•Zinc Minerals:
•Phosphorus
•Calcium
•Sodium
•Potassium
•Magnesium Contaminants:
•Acrylamide MAINPARAMETERS*
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