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NIRS White Paper
NIRSC has developed a white paper describing the history and use of NIRS in forage and feed analysis. This 2008 paper explains how NIRS can be a positive tool in predicting nutritional values for the livestock industry.
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Click below on newsletters from 1999 to present.
February 2009
Summary 2008
Fall 2007
January 2007
August 2006
February 2006
December 2005
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November 1999
Activity Letter 1999
Conference & Training Proceedings
Click below on proceedings from conferences and trainings.
Annual Conferences
February 2011 in Omaha, NE
NFTA Certification Program
Panel NFTA & NIRSC Users
Feedstock Biofuel Potential
Bioenergy Conversion Processes
Measuring Cell Wall Traits Important to Cellulosic Ethanol
NIRS Calibrations for Switchgrass Biomass for Bioenergy
Variability Among DM Methods for Wet Feeds
Instrumentation to Take NIR from the Laboratory to the Field
Buchi Corporation Update
FOSS North America Update
Perten Instruments Update
Unity Scientific Update
NFTA Test within NIRSC 2010
Portable NIRS and NIRSC
A&Q Report
Calibrations: PLS1 vs. PCA
Calibration Updates 2011
Calibration Committee Report
Calibrations Process Report
Plant Breeders Report
E&M Report
IP Report
WORKSHOP: Demonstrating Methods Outlined in NIRSC Sample Handling Guidelines Document
February 2010 in Madison, WI
Forage Variability & Multiple Sampling
Counting Carbohydrates in Equine Nutrition
Standardizing Digestibility Results & NonFiber Carbohydrate Analysis
CHO Diagram
Non-Fiber Carbohydrate Analysis Document
Use of NIR for Non-Traditional Feedstuffs & Feedstocks
AAFCO's Collaborative Check Sample Program
Unistar 2010-Unity Scientific
Alfalfa Calibration Transfer-Perten
FOSS Analytical Solutions
NIRSC Buchi 2010
Bruker Optics NIRS
NFTA Check Sample Program 2010
NFTA Test within NIRSC
Accuracy & Quality Report
Sample Library & Calibration Report
Plant Breeders Report
Education & Membership Report
IP Report
Finance Report
Executive Committee Report
NIR Basics Workshop
Guidelines Workshop: See Update 2011
February 2009 in San Antonio, TX
Sugars & NonStructural Carbohydrates in Forages
NIRSC Sugar in Grasses Equation
Animal Nutrition Predictions by NIR
New Developments in Forage Testing: NDFD Reference Chemistry
NIRS Hardware & Software
Quality from Start to Finish
Lessons from Two Blind Sample Exchanges
NIRSC Calibrations History & Life Cycle
A&Q Report
Plant Breeders Report
Education & Membership Report
IP & Finance Report
Executive Committee Report
Technical Webpage Demo
Posted Spectra Demo
Question & Answer Time
February 2008 in Indianapolis, IN
Joint Conference NIRSC/NFTA/FeedAC
Inputting Lab Values in Ration Software
Characterizing Inputs Needed for Dairy Models
NDF Digestibility from the Lab to the Cow
A Comparison of Methods for Feed Fat Analysis
Application of NIRS for Commercial Analysis
Efficiency of Use of Nitrogen in Dairy Cattle
Biomass Charactarization Using NIR
Lignin in Forages
Introduction to AAFCO
NIRSC/FeedAC/NFTA Joint Discussions
Starch & Sugar Analysis Update
Characterizing Starch Digestion Potential
In-vitro & In-situ Measurements
Using NIRS to Determine Sample Differences
NIR Solutions in Plant Breeding
Bruker Solutions for Feed & Forage Testing
Question & Answer Session
NIRS Consortium Equations
NIRSC Quality Report
NIRSC Committee Reports
February 2007 in Madison, WI
Starch Discussion
Methods to Evaluate Starch Digestibility
Milk 2006
Nutritionist's Perspective with Multiple Labs
NIRSC Membership Report
Guidelines for Sample Preparation
Trainings or Workshops
August 2008 in Ardmore, OK
Who We Are & What We Do
NIR Basics
NIR Good or Better than Wet Chemistry
Guidelines:Sampling Using NIRS
What is a Calibration
NIRSC Equations
NIRS Platforms
Hardware & Software Part I
Hardware & Software Part II
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