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Key Test Data Summary for December 2012

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for December 2012 compared with the same period last season are -4.2%, -3.0% and -3.0% respectively.

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Elastane – The Wonder Fibre

Elastane yarns are used widely today in both woven and knitted fabrics. Elastane fibres such as Spandex and Lycra add comfort and fit.

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Metabolisable Energy Testing for Feedlots

FeedTest provides Fodder testing to the standard Australian Fodder Industry Association (AFIA) recommended formulas and methods. Metabolisable Energy (ME) is estimated using the standard AFIA formula based on the Pepsin-Cellulase Digestibility Method and is outlined on all FeedTest reports. This method is industry accepted, AFIA endorsed and commonly used by dairy nutritionists and fodder suppliers throughout Australia.

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Key Test Data Summary for November 2012

The monthly comparisons of Total Lots, Bales and Weight for November 2012 compared with the same period last season are +9.5%, +12.4% and +12.2% respectively.

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The New Triple Stage Quadrupole Mass Spectrometer

Agrifood Technology is proud to introduce the addition of another state-of-the-art instrument to its existing array of highly sophisticated analytical instrumentation in the Food Safety laboratory, the Thermo Fisher LC-HESI-MS/MS Triple Stage Quadrupole (TSQ) Mass Spectrometer (MS) system.

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