Animal feed, crop & soil analytical services

SRUC Veterinary and Analytical Laboratory provide UKAS accredited testing, supporting SAC Consulting, the agricultural sector and other industries.

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SRUC Veterinary and Analytical Laboratory provide UKAS accredited laboratory testing in support of the pastoral and arable farming community. Seamless integration between the farm, the farm advisor and the lab reduces turnaround times while ensuring analysis and interpretation you can rely on.

We offer a range of services including forage, feed, crop, soil and waste analysis.

Animal feed & forage testing

Testing animal feeds and forage allows you to evaluate the feeds and ensure profitable, well-balanced rations which in turn help to avoid nutritional disorders.

Crop testing

Crop testing at this early stage can prove to be a cost effective management tool, indicating what if any, nutrient sprays are required.

Soils analysis

Over fertilising wastes money and can cause environmental problems, while under fertilising can cause loss of yield. Economic returns from fertilisers can only be achieved by taking into account the soil's natural fertilising potential.

Organic waste analysis

By analysing farm waste for nutrients, it ensures maximum savings on limiting additional fertilisers needed and you're reducing pollution by keeping excess organic wastes under control.

Ruminant Nutrition Veterinary Subscription

SAC Consulting’s Livestock Team now offer a subscription service tailored to supporting veterinary professionals and practices across the UK and Ireland.

The subscription includes one-to-one nutritional support for your veterinary practice and provides independent ruminant nutritional advice for beef, sheep and dairy clients. This advice will be on a case-by-case basis and may range from interpretation of a silage analysis to offering more detailed nutritional support to aid veterinary client case work, such as sense checking ration formulation, or mineral nutrition advice.

With this subscription you are eligible for a 10% discount to any SRUC veterinary CPD course and have access to the wider SRUC/SAC Consulting network. Bolt-on options, such as a subscription to Sheep & Beef News, are also available.

For further information please email livestock@sac.co.uk.