Animal feed impacts almost all sectors and services of the livestock sector. This document presents a step-wise process to guide the Laboratory Management, starting from planning a feed analysis laboratory building and layout to hiring suitable staff, choosing which methods to set up withappropriate equipment requirements. This document will enable Member States to establish accredited laboratories and also help prepare the existing ones for the accreditation. Quality of data on chemical composition and nutritive value will improve, resulting in preparation of safe and quality animal diets -- imperative for increased sustainable livestock production.
| ISBN: | 9789251080719 |
| Publication date: | 30th April 2014 |
| Author: | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| Publisher: | Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 100 pages |
| Series: | FAO animal production and health guidelines |
| Genres: |
Agriculture and farming |