NIRS Consortium Product Equation Packages

Variant:

I = Basic/ DM, ADF, NDF, CP,   

     minerals, RFV

 

II = Basic + dNDF, RFQ, ash

 

III = Basic + II + RUP

 

 

Variants Available

Package

Description

I

II

III

Mixed Hay

legume & grass hays

X

X

X

Mixed Haylage

legume & grass haylages

X

X

X

Alfalfa Hay

alfalfa hay only

X

X

X

Grass Hay

warm & cool season grasses

X

X

 

Corn Silage Fermented

fermented corn silage

X

X

no RFQ

 

Alfalfa Breeders

fresh cut alfalfa: research

 

 

X

Roasted Soybeans

roasted soybeans

other

Scissors Clip

fresh clip alfalfa

other

Corn Silage Unfermented

unfermented corn silage

other

           

                                                                    Equation versions current June, 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAMING SYSTEM

 

                                                                Year       Product Code    Instrument Model

 

                                                                                                                                Equation Variant

                                                                                               

                                                                                08AH 50 -3

 

Product codes: AH= Legume hay; CS= corn Silage; GH= Grass hay; MH= Mixed hay; HG= Mixed Haylage.

Instrument Model: 45=Foss 4500; 50=Foss 5000+6500.

Equation level: -1=Basic; -2=Basic + dNDF+RFQ+Ash; -3= same as -2 + RUP.

 

 

 

Mixed Hay

Mixed Hay Equation

Filename: 07MH50-(1,2,or 3).eqa

Constituent

N

Mean

SD

SEC

RSQ

SECV

1-VR

source

DM

106

93.87

1.50

0.24

0.98

0.31

0.96

06mh50.eqa

PROTEIN

1139

17.70

5.43

0.76

0.98

0.80

0.98

NEW

ADF

1021

34.19

6.60

1.63

0.94

1.67

0.94

NEW

NDF

1274

46.60

12.36

2.01

0.97

2.07

0.97

NEW

dNDF48

365

22.64

7.02

2.01

0.92

2.20

0.90

NEW

CA

774

1.07

0.54

0.16

0.91

0.17

0.90

NEW

P

764

0.27

0.08

0.04

0.72

0.04

0.70

NEW

K

687

2.25

0.77

0.29

0.86

0.31

0.84

NEW

MG

684

0.26

0.09

0.04

0.78

0.05

0.76

NEW

ASH

676

8.61

3.07

0.94

0.91

1.02

0.89

NEW

FAT

188

1.99

0.76

0.19

0.94

0.22

0.92

06mh50.eqa

Lignin

127

6.91

2.15

1.24

0.67

1.36

0.60

NEW

RUP

102

25.37

6.78

1.40

0.96

2.35

0.88

06mh50.eqa

 

 

There was an addition of only 12 samples with in general very little changes. The only change worst mentioning is about lignin. We had data from donor labs that were added to the calibration. This addition seems to have decreased performances. However, this is an old lignin equation and its accuracy may be lower than the SECV may show.

 

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Mixed Haylage

 

Mixed Haylage Equation

Filename: 07HG50(1,2,or 3).eqa

 

Constituent

N

Mean

SD

SEC

RSQ

SECV

1-VR

source

DM

793

94.70

2.34

0.65

0.92

0.69

0.91

06hg50-3.eqa

PROTEIN

499

17.66

4.69

0.87

0.97

0.96

0.96

NEW

ADF

497

37.82

6.44

1.87

0.92

1.98

0.91

NEW

NDF

882

47.34

10.89

2.25

0.96

2.35

0.95

NEW

dNDF48

400

20.46

4.53

1.84

0.83

1.99

0.81

NEW

ASH

563

10.07

3.72

1.10

0.91

1.19

0.90

NEW

CA

487

1.11

0.47

0.16

0.89

0.17

0.87

NEW

P

498

0.31

0.08

0.05

0.63

0.05

0.55

NEW

K

473

2.50

0.81

0.31

0.85

0.36

0.81

NEW

MG

478

0.29

0.10

0.06

0.71

0.06

0.67

NEW

Lignin

142

8.07

2.75

1.07

0.85

1.23

0.80

NEW

FAT

116

2.65

0.77

0.31

0.84

0.35

0.79

NEW

ADP

126

2.04

1.46

0.53

0.87

0.65

0.80

06hg50-3.eqa

RUP

116

21.92

4.14

1.24

0.91

1.42

0.88

06hg50-3.eqa

 

This was the calibration that has received the largest number of samples for updates (#26). From the donor labs we had information on FAT and Lignin that were included.

 

Compared to the previous year changes in performances were small. Relatively speaking, the largest changes were on Fat and Lignin showing increases in number of samples ( over 10%) with an increase in error (SECV) for lignin, but a decrease for FAT. We think these two parameters would greatly benefit from chemistry coming from donor labs.

.

 

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Alfalfa Hay

Alfalfa Hay Equation

Filename: 07AHY50(1,2,or 3).eqa

Constituent

N

Mean

SD

SEC

RSQ

SECV

1-VR

source

Bias

DM

106

93.87

1.50

0.24

0.98

0.31

0.96

06AH50-3.eqa

-1

PROTEIN