The Unit designs, performs, and validates compositional, functional, and elemental analyses on matrices of interest in the livestock, agri-food, environmental, and biological sectors, to support research, teaching, and third mission activities. Activities include the bromatological characterisation of foods, feed, forage, and animal products, the determination of physicochemical and functional parameters, as well as the qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic and inorganic compounds using spectrophotometric and advanced spectrometric techniques.

The Unit operates using integrated analytical platforms that include classical methods (Kjeldahl, Soxhlet, Dumas, Ankom), chromatographic techniques coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-MS QTOF), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption, and UV-Vis analysis. Activities are geared towards data accuracy, analytical reproducibility, and protocol optimisation, promoting the integration of compositional analysis, molecular profiling, and elemental determinations.

The Unit contributes to the development of innovative methods and theoretical and practical training in chemical-physical analysis techniques applied to animal, food, and environmental sciences, with a particular focus on production quality and the sustainability of agricultural and livestock systems.

• Bromatological and Proximal Analysis Service
• Physicochemical Analysis Service on Biological Matrices, Feed, and Soil
• Physicochemical Analysis Service on Foods of Animal Origin
• Milk and Dairy Products Analysis Service
• Mass Spectrometry Services
• Metabolomics, Lipidomics, and Contaminants Service
• Elemental and Mineral Analysis Service