LabTek - chemical analyses

LabTek is a commissioned laboratory with a main focus on chemical analysis within livestock nutrition and aquaculture. We contribute results to the research at NMBU as well as to external clients. We also have student courses and Ph.D. guidance in laboratory analyses.

Contact info

E-mail: hanne.hustoft@nmbu.no

Phone: +47 67232738

Visiter address

Opening hours:

Kl 08:00-15.45

15. May until 14. September:
Kl 08:00 - 15:00

About LabTek

LabTek is an analysis laboratory that contributes results to research at Biovit, at NMBU and to external clients.

LabTek offers:

To ensure the quality of our analyzes and the results we deliver, LabTek participates in the NEPT proficiency test twice a year

Dry matter, ash, NDF, ADF, ADL, AIA, CF, kjeldahl-N, starch, sugars, lactic acid, ethanol, methanol, crude fat, calorimetry (gross energy), elemental analyzes (C, H, tot-N, S, as well as various elements), amino acid analysis, FAME, methane, Volatile fatty acids (VFA) as well as various clinical analyses, and can develop new methods on demand.

LabTek has advanced analytical instruments at its disposal and can, as the research at Biovit and others demand it, develop new methods.

• News

  New analyzes (2023): Fermentation quality (ethanol, lactic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid and formic acid and pH)

  Sugar (glucose, sucrose, fructose)

  Greenhouse gases (Metane, CO2)

  Get in touch!           

• Term of use

  We refer to retningslinjer for bruk av laboratoriene på Biovit.
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  Quality assurance:

  For quality assurance of our analyzes and the results we deliver, LabTek participates in the NEPT proficiency test twice a year.

  

  For proficiency tests see definition here:  https://www.eurachem.org/images/stories/leaflets/pt/pt/Eurachem_leaflet_PT_EN_August_2005.pdf

Booking and prices

• Hourly rate and order form

  Hourly rate for hiring a technician/engineer internally - NOK 572

  Hourly rate for hiring a technician/engineer externally - NOK 1,000 (without VAT)

  AnalyserekvisisjonDownload

  For updated prices (March 2024) see the Norwegian page. The prices apply to individual analyses.

  Below you will find the analysis offer broken down by type.
  For other clinical analyzes - get in touch.

• General analyses

  Sample quantities: minimum for analysis, we prefer more if available.

  Sample name	Price NOK	Degree of grinding	Amount of sample	Standard operation procedure	Method spesification
  Dry matter (1044)	100	1 mm dry material	0,5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Ash (1038)	101	1 mm dry material	0,5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Buffer capacity (1069)	783	No grinding	about 30 g gras	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Calorimetry (gross energy) (1015)	464	No grinding	1 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Particle analysis (1016)	305		10 mL/5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk

• Carbohydrates

  Sample quantities: minimum for analysis, we prefer more if available.

  Sample name	Price NOK	Degree of grinding	Amount of sample	Standard operation procedure	Method spesification
  a NDF (1041)	217	1,0 mm	ca 0,5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  aNDFom (ash corrected) (1042)	317	1,0 mm	ca 0,5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  ADF (Acid Detergent Fiber) (1036)	217	1,0 mm	ca 0,5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  ADFom (ash corrected) (1037)	317	1,0 mm	ca 0,5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  ADL (Acid Detergent Lignin) (1035)	502 (incl. ADL/ash)	1,0 mm	ca 0,5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  CF (crude fiber) (1043)	363	1,0 mm	ca 0,5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Starch (1159)	371 / 466 (with fat/sugar extraction)	0,5 mm	120 (+/- 5) mg	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) (1014)	441	Finley cut	10 g fresh or frozen feed, about 1 g dry material	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Sugar (glucose, fructose, sucrose)	391	1,0 mm	0,5 g	Engelsk	Engelsk

• Elements/markers

  Sample quantities: minimum for analysis, we prefer more if available.

  Sample name	Price NOK	Degree of grinding	Amount of sample	Standard operation procedure	Method spesification
  Various elements macro (1078) (Ca, K, Na, Mg, P)	314	0,5 mm	200 mg	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Various elements micro (1078) (Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu)	314	0,5 mm	200 mg	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Various elements all (1078) (Ca, K, Na, Mg, P, Zn, Fe, Mn, Cu)	504	0,5 mm	200 mg	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  AIA (Acid Insoluble Ash) (1034)	420	1,0 mm	ca 2 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Chromium-Ytterbium (1071)	314	0,5 mm	100 mg	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Yttrium (1073)	314	0,5 mm	100 mg	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk

• Protein

  Sample quantities: minimum for analysis, we prefer more if available.

  Sample name	Price NOK	Degree of grinding	Amount of sample	Standard operation procedure	Method spesification
  Kjeldahl-N (1040)	390	about 1 mm or less/0,5 - 0,5 g dry	ca 2 g rå prøve	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  CNS (Dumas/total-C,N,S) (1039)	195	0,5 mm or less	~5 mg	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  soluble crude protein (sCP) (1171)	820	1 mm	1,2 g dry	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Amino acids (1050)	2741	0,5 mm	100-1000 mg	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Tryptophane (1051)	971	0,5 mm	100-1000 mg	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk

• Fat

  Sample quantities: minimum for analysis, we prefer more if available.

  Sample name	Price NOK	Degree of grinding	Amount of sample	Standard operation procedure	Method spesification
  Crude fat (1045) (direct ether extraction)	516 Wet/semi-wet samples; 530	1 mm	0,5- 2 g depended on the fat %	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Total fat (1052) (with acid hydrolysis and direct ether extraction)	654	1 mm	0,5- 2 g dependent on fat %	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Fatty acids (FAME) (1046)	604	0,5 mm	0,5 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Volatile fatty acids (VFA) (1132) solid samples	600	0,5 mm	0,5 g	Engelsk	Engelsk

• Rumen fluid

  Sample quantities: minimum for analysis, we prefer more if available.

  Sample name	Price NOK	Degree of grinding	Amount of sample	Standard operation procedure	Method spesification
  Volatile fatty acids (VFA) (1132)	383		9,5 mL rumen fluid added 0,5 mL formic acid	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Ammonium-N (1133)	295		9,5 mL rumen fluid added 0,5 mL formic acid	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk

• Clinical analyses

  Sample quantities: minimum for analysis, we prefer more if available..

  Sample name	Price NOK	Degree of grinding	Amount sample	Standard operation procedure	Method spesification
  Glucose (1013)	325		0,5 - 1 mL	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Urea (1012) plasma	325	0,5 mL plasma	serum, 5 mL milk/urine/1 g feed/15-20 g muscle	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Urea (1012) muscle/feed	425	0,5 mL plasma	serum, 5 mL milk/urine/1 g feed/15-20 g muscle	Engelsk	Engelsk

• Other analyses and services

  Sample quantities: minimum for analysis, we prefer more if available.

  Sample name	Price NOK	Degree of grinding	Amount sample	Standard operation procedure	Method spesification
  Astaxanthin (1017) Feed and feces analysis	790	1 mm	0.2 g	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Astaxanthin (1017) Fish muscle analysis	790	1 mm	1-2 g homogenized sample	Norsk Engelsk	Norsk Engelsk
  Grinding of samples/preparation	100
  Methane (1020)	340	vial with gas		Engelsk	Engelsk
  Fermantation quality (1019) with pH and Amm-N	744	fresh	10/20 g fresh silage	Engelsk	Engelsk

• Equipment

  The laboratory's instrument park

  

  MP-AES-microwave plasma atomic emission spectrophotometer

  Vario-el-cube- C,N,S

  Foss Kjeltec- Kjeldahl-N/ammonium-N/sCP analyses

  Ankom fiber analyzer-NDF/ADF/ADL

  FOSS Soxtec og Hydrotec-total fat and crude fat

  Daytona+– for clinical analyses in blood/serum/plasma, starch, hormones

  HPLC liquid chromatography with UV/fluorescence/RI detection – tryptophane, astaxanthin

  GC-FID Trace 1300 - fatty acids

  GC-TCD/FID for greenhouse gases

  Biochrom 30+ - amino acids

  UV/VIS spectrophotometer

  PARR calorimeter -energy

  Mastersizer 2000-particle analyzer

  Mettler Toledo scales x 4

  muffle oven-ash

  Drying cabinets x 3

• Course offers

  LabTek contributes in different courses at the faculty including HFE 205/PJH 212 Feed materials and feed material assessment and two PhD/master courses: HFX 307/407 Emissions and Microbiota and HFE 314/414 Experimental Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

  Master's and PhD students receive guidance, support and help with analyses in their projects.

  Link to all courses at NMBU

Employees

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Address

Visiting address : Oluf Thesens vei 6, 1433 Ås Mail address : Postboks 5003 NMBU 1432 Ås

Delivery address: Oluf Thesens vei 6, 1433 Ås