NIRS Forage and Feed Testing Consortium 

“Dedicated to increasing the accuracy and knowledge of NIRS testing.”

 

NIRS Inventory Survey

Please print, fill out, and return to Patty Laskowski.

(See back for how to send.)

Please fill out one form per instrument; circle selection or fill in blanks.

 

1.   NIRS Consortium Member Name:_________________________________________________

 

2.   NIRSystems Instrument Model:            6500           5000            4500

 

3.   Sample Presentation Module:        Spinning          Auto-Sampling          Transport          Unitran

 

4.  Sample Presentation                                                         Number of                  Standardization

     Cell:                                                Type                            Subsample scans        used*                              

Ring Cup  - static                   ________                    ________

Ring Cup – spinning              ________                    ________

Quarter-Cup – static              ________                    ________

Quarter –Cup – spinning       ________                    ________

Natural Products Cell            ________                    ________

 

*  A= Consortium Visit from     B= ISI     C= 30-Sample Characterization     D=Single Sample

           Mark Matteson                                        Set, no Visit

 

5.   Standardization Filename:  _______________________________  Date: __________________

 

6.  ISI Software Version: ______________________________

 

7.  ISI Software Capability:                Routine                 Calibration                  Network System

                                                           Analysis                Development               Management

 

8.  Calibration            Product                       Purchased       OR      In-House        OR       Consortium

     Equations Used:    ___________              _______                      _______                      _______

                                    ___________              _______                      _______                      _______

                                    ___________              _______                      _______                      _______                     

___________              _______                      _______                      _______

           

9.  If Calibration Equations are Purchased, what Version?           Expandable             Non-Expandable

 

10.  List Hay Equation Filename: ___________________________

 

11.  List Check Sample Filename: ___________________________

 

12.  NIRSystems NSAS Diagnostic Software Version: ____________________

 

13.  Date of Purchase of NIRS Instrument: __________________

 

14.  Below is a list of Products that may be analyzed by NIRS.  Please rank the Products, by

       importance, for your lab.  Please begin with 1 as most important.

 

            _____  Legume Hay                                       _____  Corn Silage

           

_____  Legume Silage                                    _____  Fresh Forage

           

_____  Legume/Grass Hay                           _____  Oatlage

 

            _____  Legume/Grass Silage                         _____  Wheatlage

           

            _____  Grass Hay                                           _____  Ryelage

 

            _____  Grass Silage                                        _____  Barlage

           

            _____  Corn Silage and Haylage                   _____  Fresh Peas and Small Grain Silage

 

            _____  High Moisture Ear Corn                    _____  Fresh Small Grain Silage

 

            _____  High Moisture Shell Corn                  _____  Commercial Dairy Feed

 

            _____  High Moisture Small Grain               _____  Soybeans

 

            _____  Sudan/Sorghum                                _____  Soybean Meal

 

            _____  Dry Ear Corn                                     _____  Cottonseed

 

            _____  Dry Shell Corn                                   _____  Corn Glutten

 

            _____  Peas/Oats                                           _____  Protein Mix

 

            _____  Peas/Oats/Alfalfa                             _____  Hog Feed       

 

            _____  Legume/Small Grain Silage              _____  Sorghum Grain                     

 

            _____  Small Grain Hay                                _____  Mineral Mix   

 

            _____  Dry Small Grain                                 _____  Mean/Bone Meal      

 

            _____  Grain Mix                                           _____  Other: __________________

 

            _____  Total Mixed Ration                            _____  Other: __________________           

 

Please Return To:

Patty Laskowski

NIRS Consortium

8396 Yellowstone Drive

Marshfield, WI 54449

phone: 715-387-2523 ext. 3010 / fax: 715-387-1723

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!