PATHOLOGY EXPERTISE
Zootests provides services that enable trials to be conducted under conditions that closely reflect modern farming practices.
Laboratory measurements provide high-level expertise in assessing the quality of animal production products.
Our services cover the main sectors of animal production:
FIELD TESTS
POULTRY
Poultry protocol
- 80 experimental pens
- Precise monitoring of zootechnical and health performance
Today, Zootests offers a wide range of experimental setups covering most poultry productions (breeders, pullets, layers, broilers, ducks, turkeys).
The Zootests trial facilities are comprehensive and innovative: they provide the same statistical power as station-based experiments, while maintaining the temperature, humidity, ammonia level, lighting, and health conditions typical of standard production buildings.
All protocols presented are indicative and can be adapted to clients’ specific needs.
SWINE
Fattening protocol
- Automatic concentrate distributor (DAC)
- 8 automatic feeders (possibility to test 4 different feeds)
- Experimental unit with 144 pigs
Post-weaning protocol:
Post-weaning trials with weaning at 21 or 28 days can be carried out (supplementation via feed or drinking water).
Zootests offers a range of experimental setups for swine production.
These facilities are comprehensive and realistic, providing the same statistical power as experimental stations and the same environmental and health conditions as standard production farms.
All protocols presented are indicative and can be customized according to client requirements.
SMALL RUMINANTS
Protocol Goats and Dairy Ewes
2 or 3 groups compared
- 2 to 3 treatments tested
- 30 to 60 dairy goats or ewes per treatment
- Possibility of trials on organic farms
- Collected data: milk (amount and quality), body score, weight, forages intake, other parameters to be discussed.
Protocol replacement ewes:
- 2 groups
- 30 to 40 replacement ewes per treatment
- Collected data: weight and weight gain at different ages, other parameters to be discussed.
LABORATORY
Quality measurements
Zootests performs quality control analyses on eggs, meat, bones, and litter dry matter in its laboratory.
These analyses provide valuable insight into the physical and nutritional characteristics of animal products
Egg Quality
- Shell color
- Shell strength
- Vitelline membrane strength (VMS)
- Haugh Units (UH)
Bone Strength
- Data collected and analyzed under standardized conditions
Meat Quality
- Evaluation of meat consistency and structure
Litter Dry Matter
- Measurement of litter dry matter content to assess hygiene and housing conditions