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ICAR-National
Research Centre on Pig has set up a state-of-the-art 'Food Testing Laboratory/Quality
Control laboratory' in its Rani campus. The QC Lab is equipped to analyze
the following parameters of food origin with more emphasis on meat and
meat products.
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Microbial Analysis |
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Standard plate count |
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Heavy metal & trace mineral analysis |
| a. Detection of heavy metals (Hg, Pb, As, Cd, Sn) and trace minerals (Cu, Na, K, Mg, Mn, Se, Fe & Ca) in food samples | |
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Molecular based detection of meat adulteration/sex determination |
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PCR based adulteration detection in pork b. PCR based sex determination |
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Antibiotic & pesticide residue analysis (HPLC/LC-MS/MS) |
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Energy / calorific value measurement |
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Texture Profile Analysis |
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Water activity analysis |
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Colour analysis |
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Nutritional value |