About
The Rangeland and Feed Laboratory was established in 2003 to serve forage producing farmers, farm owners, feed mills, researchers, universities, students, departments of the Ministry of Agriculture, veterinary quarantine and agricultural quarantine, as well as the control of feed produced and imported.
Activities
- Determination of feed nutritional values.
- Fodder
- Concentrate
- Raw materials
- Rangeland components
- Educational role
- Training Lebanese University students and private universities
- Training courses for vocational students
- Organization of feed seminars for farmers
- Research role
- Improving feed quality provided to animals
- Find alternative feed adapted to climate change
- Fodder production using hydroponic system
- Observer role
- Border ports
- Fodder exports
- Communication and Public Relations
Laboratory tests
- Dry matter
- Protein
- Gross energy
- Crude fat
- Fiber and its parts (NDF, ADF, ADL)
- Urease activity
- Ash
- pH
- Minerals (Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus,…)
Staff
- Eng. Joseph Kahwaji - Head of department (jkahwaji@lari.gov.lb)
- Eng. Celine Barbarie
- Ayat Ayoub