Research Facilities

The meaningful description of the nutritive value of feed ingredients requires measurement that reflects biology. Most commercially available feed analytics are proxy analyses where assumptions have to be made as to the true biological value. The Fermentrics approach was designed to minimize the degree of assumptions and has striven to marry In Vitro/In Vivo measurements in a bio-engineering approach where the application of advanced mathematical processes result in a rapid and meaningful assessment.

Fermentrics has two licensed research barns, a cattle barn which houses Holstein and Jersey’s and a horse barn which houses Thoroghbred, Quarter Horse and Canadian Sport Horse bloodlines. Our barns are equipped to measure ethology and rates of DMI in both a group and as a single animal setting. Our environmental chamber which, when combined with a flexible diet design, leads to a highly accurate assessment of ingredients.

Agronomic Trials | Environmental Chamber Rumination Collars | Feeding Stations | Smart Troughs (water intake rates) | Weigh Scales

Pastures (segregated) | Outdoor feeding pens with 24/7 access | CCTV (Indoor and Outdoor 24/7)

Facilities

  • Century Barn

    Our century old barn is in the heart of the Ottawa Valley and was renovated with state of the art research equipment all while keeping its old world charm.

  • Modern Interior

    1 or 2 Pen interior (depending on the trial), each with their own bedding pack and outside pen(s) access. 12 feeding stations with flow rate sensors on toughs, CCTV coverage of each feeding station, trough, alley(s), bedding pack and outside pen(s).

  • Environmental Chamber

    Our chamber is an industry-first design, allowing for a more natural living environment (180sq. ft) for a cow during data collection. It is the future GHG research with 24/7 monitoring and measurements of Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Hydrogen, Ammonia, Oxygen, Temperature, Humidity, Feed, and Water intake along with excreta.

  • Easy access ...

    The design of our chamber allows for easy access from either of the pens in the barn.

  • Dedicated Pens

    Large tiled drained pens with 8” of clear sand as bedding.

  • Spacious Pens 23K sq.ft

    Our large pens allow for almost ~2K sq.ft per cow.

  • Large Outside Pen(s)

    24/7 access to the barn

  • 6 Acres of Fenced Pasture

    Our facility has 2 fenced pastures each with a dedicated entrance associated to the pen in the barn.

  • Segregated Pen/Pasture

  • 500 acres of crop land

    Our facility has the ability to do bespoke feed trials on GHG mitigation additives.