SEAFDEC/AQD Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center | Aquaculture Department
SEAFDEC/AQD offers electron microscopy imaging (TEM and SEM), chemical, and microbiological analyses of the following:
feeds, feed ingredients, experimental animals and others (proximate analysis, fatty acid profile)
- water (pH, alkalinity, chlorophyll, dissolved oxygen, nitrogen (ammonia, nitrate and nitrite), phosphate, total hardness, total suspended solids)
- soil (pH, organic matter, available iron / phosphorus / sulfur)
- food products and water (standard aerobic plate count or total viable count; coliform count, determination of Salmonella / Shigella / Staphylococcus aureus / Escherichia coli; yeast / mold count; water potability)
To request analytical services from SEAFDEC/AQD:
Contact the laboratory by sending an email to lfaat@seafdec.org.ph for the availability of schedule, proper sampling procedure and packing of samples for analysis.
Below are the analytical services fees:
Chemical Analysis
Sample Type |
Test / Parameter |
Test Method |
Fee per Sample (PHP) |
Sample requirements |
| Feeds |
Moisture |
AOAC, 20th Ed. 930.15 | 160.00 | 50 grams dry sample in airtight plastic container/ Ziplock pouch |
Crude Protein |
AOAC, 20th Ed. 984.13 (Modified) | 665.00 | ||
| Ash |
AOAC, 20th Ed. 942.05 | 275.00 | ||
| Crude Fat | Soxtec Analyzer | 540.00 | ||
| Crude Fiber | Filter Bag Technology by Ankom Analyzer | 785.00 | ||
| Complete proximate analysis | See above | 2,425.00 | ||
| Calcium | AAS, AOAC Dry ash, AOAC |
1,000.00 1,100.00 |
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| Copper | AAS, AOAC | 1,000.00 | ||
| Iron | AAS, AOAC | 1,000.00 | ||
| Magnesium | AAS, AOAC | 1,000.00 | ||
| Phosphorus | Photometric, AOAC | 1,515.00 | ||
| Feed ingredients | Moisture (Dry) | Moisture Analyzer | 160.00 | For dry sample, 50 grams. If wet, coordinate with the laboratory. |
| Moisture (Wet) | Oven drying, AOAC | 310.00 | ||
| Crude Protein | Automated Kjeltec Analyzer | 665.00 | ||
| Ash | AOAC | 275.00 | ||
| Crude Fat | Soxtec Analyzer | 540.00 | ||
| Crude Fiber | Filter Bag Technology by Ankom Analyzer | 785.00 | ||
| Complete proximate analysis | See above | 2,575.00* 2,425.00** |
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| Calcium | AAS, AOAC Dry ash, AOAC |
1,000.00 1,100.00 |
50 grams dry sample in airtight plastic container/ Ziplock pouch | |
| Copper | AAS, AOAC | 1,000.00 | ||
| Iron | AAS, AOAC | 1,000.00 | ||
| Soil | pH | Potentiometric | 225.00 | 100 grams, dry and powdered in airtight plastic container /Ziplock pouch |
| Iron | Ammonium Acetate Extraction | 425.00 | ||
| Organic Matter | Walkley-Black | 320.00 | ||
| Available Phosphorus | Modified Olsen’s Method | 430.00 | ||
| Available Sulfur | Turbidimetric | 400.00 |
Microbiological Analysis
Sample Type |
Test / Parameter |
Test Method |
Fee per Sample (PHP) |
Sample requirements |
| Water | Total Coliform Count |
APHA-AWWA-WEF 9221B | 300.00 | 500 ml in a container provided by the laboratory |
| Fecal Coliform Count |
APHA-AWWA-WEF 9221E | 480.00 | ||
| Heterotrophic Plate Count | Pour Plate Method, SMEWW | 240.00 | ||
| Total Coliform & E. coli (Colilert-18) |
Enzyme Substrate Coliform Test, SMEWW | 1,000.00 | ||
| Vibrio spp. | BAM | 480.00 | ||
| Food | Total Coliform Count | MTFT, BAM | 300.00 | 500 g in sterile container or Ziplock pouch |
| Fecal Coliform Count | MTFT, BAM | 480.00 | ||
| Aerobic Plate Count (APC) | Pour Plate Method, BAM | 240.00 | ||
| Vibrio spp. | BAM | 480.00 | ||
| Salmonella spp. | BAM | 480.00 | ||
| Yeast / mold count | BAM | 300.00 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus |
BAM | 360.00 |
Electron Microscopy
Note: Every additional photograph will be charged PHP 60.00
Sample Type |
Test / Parameter |
Test Method |
Fee per Sample (PHP) |
Sample requirements |
| Biological/Non-biological samples | Morphology (with 6 photomicrographs) |
Transmission Electron Microscope | 6,960.00 | 1 mm in at least 1 dimension |
| Morphology (with 6 photomicrographs) |
Scanning Electron Microscope | 3,180.00 | 5 mm x 5 mm (L x W) |
*We provide 20% discount on analytical service fees for student researches.
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