trinamiX and Eurofins Agro Testing showcase new approach to feed analysis

EuroTier 2026 takes place from November 10 to 13, 2026, at the Hanover Exhibition Center in Hanover, Germany, focusing on livestock management, animal housing technology, and feed processing systems. At Booth A60 in Hall 20, Eurofins Agro Testing and trinamiX, a subsidiary of BASF, present a portable near-infrared (NIR) testing architecture designed for on-farm nutrient profiling across forage and grain matrices.

Core Technology and System Architecture
The analytical platform pairs the handheld trinamiX PAL Two spectrometer with Eurofins Agro Testing's cloud-hosted chemometric calibration models. The portable optical hardware scans solid feed specimens, capturing diffuse reflectance spectral signatures across the near-infrared band. The encrypted spectral data is transferred wirelessly to cloud infrastructure, where multivariate regression algorithms resolve nutrient parameters, including dry matter, crude protein, crude fiber, starch, sugars, and net energy values based on established regional feed evaluation standards. Numerical results return to the instrument's onboard display and mobile application within seconds of spectral acquisition.

Deployment or Implementation
The spectrometer functions as a decentralized analytical node operable directly in silos, barns, or open fields. Measurement logs automatically synchronize with a centralized digital portal, providing historical data archiving, cross-batch comparisons, and standardized report generation. Open application programming interfaces allow direct data ingestion into automated farm management software, ration formulation engines, and herd health tracking systems. Field agronomists and nutritional consultants employ the mobile interface to conduct immediate feed evaluations alongside producers.

Industry Applications
The testing workflow serves dairy cattle farms, commercial feed mills, equine nutritionists, and agricultural advisory services. Silage, fresh forage, hay, and raw agricultural commodities exhibit significant nutritional fluctuations driven by harvesting windows, climatic changes, and fermentation dynamics. Relying on remote laboratory turnaround introduces latency that delays necessary diet modifications, often resulting in sub-optimal dry matter intake, metabolic disorders, or nutritional overfeeding. Deploying on-site spectroscopy enables rapid dietary adjustments directly at the feeding bunk.

Operational Impact and Performance Metrics
Executing immediate on-farm spectroscopy removes sample transit delays, compressing the analytical turnaround from multiple business days to seconds. Immediate quantification of dry matter and crude protein enables accurate dry matter intake calculations, preventing uncoordinated bunk adjustments and stabilizing rumen fermentation. By integrating high-density calibration datasets with continuous on-site measurements, livestock operations minimize feed waste, protect milk and meat conversion ratios, and reduce reliance on unverified dietary approximations.

Edited by Romila DSilva, Induportals Editor, with AI assistance.