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Alpaca Analysis

Hay, Pasture, Grain or Supplement Testing

Test Desired

 

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Alpaca Comprehensive Nutrient Analysis (Submit 1 full quart per sample) Includes: Moisture, Dry Matter, Crude Protein, Acid Detergent Fiber, Lignin, Lignin Insoluble Ash, Neutral Detergent Fiber, Crude Fat, TDN, NE1, NEm, NEg, Ash, Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Potassium, Sulfur, Sodium, Copper, Manganese, Zinc, Iron, Relative Feed Value (RFV) and Qualitative Nitrate.....$56

AG

Alpaca Basic Nutrient Analysis (Submit 1 full quart per sample) Includes: Moisture, Dry Matter, Crude Protein, Acid Detergent Fiber, TDN, NE1, NEm, NEg, Calcium, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Copper, Manganese, Zinc, Iron, Relative Feed Value (RFV), Non-Fiber Carbohydrate (NFC).....$35

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Selenium (can be added to above test package)......$55

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Molybdenum (can be added to above test package)......$15
 

Water Testing

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Alpaca Water Suitability Analysis (Submit 1 pint (16 oz.) per sample and fill to the top) Includes: pH, Hardness, Nitrate-Nitrogen, Nitrate, Sulfate, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Total Dissolved Salts (TDS), Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, Copper, Manganese, Zinc and Iron......$55
  Soil Testing for Pasture or Hay Fields

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Alpaca Soil Diagnostic Analysis (Submit 2 cups per sample, wet or dry) Includes: Organic Matter, pH, Buffer pH (Lime Test Index), Available Phosphorus and Exchangeable Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Copper, Sulfate Sulfur, Soluble Salts (EC), Sodium, Boron, Nitrate-Nitrogen, Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) and Percent Base Saturations of Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium and Sodium, plus recommendations for Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potash, Magnesium and Lime. (Please identify the soil samples as Alpaca pasture or Alpaca hay field to receive special conservative recommendations to prevent over fertilization.).......$59

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Basic Soil Analysis (Submit 2 cups per sample, wet or dry) Includes: Organic Matter, pH, Buffer pH (Lime Test Index), Available Phosphorus and Exchangeable Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC) and Percent Base Saturations of Potassium, Magnesium, Calcium and Sodium, plus recommendations for Nitrogen, Phosphate, Potash, Magnesium and Lime. (Please identify the soil samples as Camelid pasture or Camelid hay field to receive special conservative recommendations to prevent over fertilization.).......$25

Click here for the sample information form to print out and send in with your samples.

Click here for the "Ideal Nutrient Levels For Hay, Pasture, and Adequate Fertility Ranges For Soil"

Click here for "How To Take A Soil Sample"

Click here for "Alpaca Research Article"

Click here for "How To Take A Hay and Feedstuff Sample"

Click here for "How To Take A Water Sample"