LABORATORY
Nutritional Physiology & Feeding

Stereoscopy Room

  • 20 optical stereoscopes
  • Projection system connected to microscope
  • 1 PC and 1 projector

Feed Analysis Room

  • Working benches with sinks
  • Laboratory glassware washer
  • 4 drying ovens
  • 8 fume cupboards, Class A.
  • 2 near infrared reflectance spectroscopy systems (NIRSystems Inc. and Foss)
  • 1 in-vitro digestibility instrument (DAISY II-220)
  • 2 instruments for the determination of crude fiber, NDF and ADF (ΑΝΚΟΜ 220)
  • 1 instrument for the determination of ether extracts (Soxhtec Avanti, Foss-Tecator)
  • 2 instruments for the determination of crude protein (2300 Kjeltec Analyzer Unit και 8400 Kjeltec AutoAnalyzer unit, Foss-Tecator)
  • 2 heat blocks (digestors) for crude protein determination (DIGESTION SYSTEM 20115 Digestor 20 positions and Tecator 2006 Digestor 6 positions, Foss-Tecator)
  • 2 Heraeus muffle furnaces, of 15 samples each
  • 1 safety cabinet for reagents
  • 2 digital balances (precision 0,0001 g)

Calorimetry Room

  • 1 fully equipped adiabatic calorimeter (Parr 1655, Parr Instruments, US)
  • 3 high pressure oxygen cylinders (200 bar) and pressure control systems
  • 1 analogue balance (precision 1 g)
  • 1 sample pellet press

Microbiology & Molecular Analyses Room

  • 1 PCR (Life Technologies)
  • 1 microscope (Leica)
  • 1 laminar flow cabinet (Laminair, Telstar)
  • 1 deep freezer (-80οC) (Sanyo)
  • 1 cooling centrifuge (Ηeraeus)
  • 1 domestic refrigerator with freezer (Βosch)
  • 1 pH-meter (Jenway)
  • 1 stirrer (Velp)
  • 1 gel image analysis with UV (UVP)
  • 1 Vortex (Scientific Industries)
  • 2 incubators (Binder)
  • 1 freezer -30οC (Sanyo)
  • 1 freezer -30οC (Inventor)
  • microplate reader (Awareness Technology)
  • 1 digital balance (precision 0,0001 g, Κern)

Biochemical Analyses Room

  • 1 fume cupboard, Class A
  • 1 high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC) with UV detector (Hewlett-Packard 1100)
  • 1 gas chromatograph with FID (Perkin-Elmer autosystem XL)
  • 1 gas chromatograph with FID and autosampler carousel (Agilent 6890Ν)
  • 1 vacuum centrifuge for Eppendorf vials (Concentrator plus)
  • 1 wet sterilization oven (Autester ST Dry PV23)
  • 2 spectophotometers (UV-VIS, Unicam Helios-a and Thermo Scientific Genesys180)
  • 1 Elisa Awareness instrument (StatFax 2100)
  • 1 centrifuge Thermo (Thermo Scientific SL16R)
  • 1 centrifuge Heraeus (Biofuge primo R)
  • 1 safety cabinet for reagents

Training Room

  • 2 fume cupboards, Class A
  • 1 safety cabinet for reagents
  • Working benches with sinks
  • 1 spectophotometer
  • 3 digital balances (precision 0,001 g)
  • Various laboratory glassware

Organic Chemistry Unit

Α. Laboratory scale equipment:

  • Analytical instruments: UPLC/MS-MS, MPLC, HPLC, GC/MS, GC/FID, Microarray reader, UV-vis, Microplate scanner
  • Laboratory devices: MARS (Microwave Digestion-Extraction System), PCR, freeze drier, supersonic baths, centrifuges, vacuum rotary evaporators

Β. Pilot scale equipment:

  • Essential oil production system: i) classic with 150 Kg capacity (316 steel) and ii) microwave essential oil extraction system with 5 Kg capacity (borosilicate glass)
  • Industrial supersonic extractor with 25 Kg capacity (316 steel).
  • Industrial vacuum rotary evaporator with 25 L capacity (borosilicate glass)
  • Industrial vacuum solvent evaporator (316 steel)
  • Composting systems: Α) 2 closed type (capacity 10 m3 each), and Β) 4 open type (capacity 10 m3 each)

Animal Facilities

Experimental Facilities

  • 1 fully equipped (automatic ventilation, cooling and lighting control) facility for 400 laying hens
  • 1 fully equipped (automatic ventilation, cooling and lighting control) facility for 400 broiler chickens
  • 1 fully equipped (automatic ventilation, cooling and lighting control) facility for 200 broiler chickens
  • 1 fully equipped (automatic ventilation, cooling and lighting control) facility for 192 growing-fattening rabbits
  • 1 fully equipped (automatic ventilation, cooling and lighting control) facility with 28 group pens for growing-fattening pigs (with additional 18 metabolic crates for piglets)
  • 3 small ruminant facilities

Auxilliary Facilities and Equipment

  • 1 storage room
  • 1 sampling room (blood, meat, digesta sampling) for small animals (poultry and rabbits)
  • 3 digital balances (precision 0,001 g)
  • 1 personnel room
  • 1 toilet with laundry room
  • 1 industrial scale incinerator for biological materials

Feed Manufacturing Units

Small Scale Unit

  • 1 feed storage room
  • 1 rotary mixer with a capacity of 50 kg/batch
  • 1 vertical mixer with a capacity of 150 kg/batch
  • 1 forage shredder
  • 1 hammer mill
  • 2 sampling small hammer mills
  • 1 pellet press with a capacity of 100 kg/h (LISTER, UK)

Large Scale Automatic Unit

  • 4 silos for raw materials with capacities of 27 (3 silos) and 20 m3 (1 silo)
  • 1 control room with PC equipment and specialized software (SCADA)
  • 1 extruder (ALMEX, The Netherlands) with a capacity of 500 kg/h combined with steam line, as well as water, liquids and oil tanks
  • 1 vertical combo weighing scale/premixer (Linos, Greece) with a capacity of 500 kg/batch
  • 1 hammer mill (Linos Solutions, Greece) with a capacity of 10 ton/h (with receiver bin of 500 kg), combined with air trap and filters
  • 1 batch horizontal mixer (Linos Solutions, Greece) with a capacity of 500 kg/batch (with receiver bin of 500 kg)
  • 1 batch horizontal mixer (Linos Solutions, Greece) with a capacity of 100 kg/batch
  • 1 pellet press (MABRIK, Spain) with a capacity of 1200 kg/h (with receiver bin of 500 kg)
  • 1 steam boiler for pelleting and extrusion, with a maximum pressure of 10 bars
  • 1 counterflow cooler for pellets (Linos Solutions, Greece) with a capacity of 1200 kg/h (with receiver bin of 500 kg), combined with air cyclone and air traps
  • 1 sieving unit (Linos Solutions, Greece) with various screen sizes
  • 1 silo for pellets (Linos Solutions, Greece) with a capacity of 6000 kg
  • 1 portable silo for pellet transportation (Linos Solutions, Greece) with capacities of 5 m3
  • 1 electric board with inverters, internet connection (for distant maintenance) and automations
  • Auger and vertical conveyors (Linos Solutions, Greece)
  • Fully pneumatic valve systems (Linos Solutions, Greece)