Details of the instrument are available at the central laboratory of
ICAR-MGIFRI, Motihari, Bihar
Name of the Laboratory: Central Laboratory
Instrument for animal science-related analysis | |||
SN | Name of the instrument | Model No | Use of the instrument |
1. | Refrigerator (Whirlpool, 300-liter cap.) | FF2D305D | Storage of samples, media, and reagents at low temperature. |
2. | IR Thermometer (Fluke) | – | Non-contact temperature measurement. |
3. | Lexmark Printer | B2236dw | Printing documents and reports. |
4. | Desktop Computer (Acer), CPU, KB. | ET241Y | Data analysis, record keeping, and instrument operation. |
5. | Colony Counter-Digital (Hi media) | LA660/621/0923 | Counting microbial colonies on agar plates. |
6. | Handheld Digital colony counter | LA663/533/05580 | Manual counting of bacterial colonies. |
7. | Digital SPINOT (Tarson) | Model MC02 | Microcentrifuge for sample separation. |
8. | Spinwin (Tarson) | MC 01 CAT1020 | Centrifugation of laboratory samples. |
9. | Loop sterilizer (Hi media) | LA001/631/2306 | Sterilization of inoculating loops. |
10. | Digital HOTOP (Tarson) | MC02 CAT No: 5040 S.N. D1601108 | Heating and mixing of samples. |
11. | Standing Rack (Iron angle) | – | Storage of laboratory materials and equipment. |
12. | Quartz Distillation Unit | CAT No: 3365 | Preparation of distilled/pure water. |
13. | Hotplate (Genexy) | S.N. 03201579 CAT No: 1110/10 | Heating laboratory solutions and samples. |
14. | Spinix (Tarson)-Vortex Shaker | CAT No: 3020 Sl.No. 1801948 | Rapid mixing of liquid samples. |
15. | Deep freezer (Voltas) 500 lit cap. | CVFHT500 | Long-term storage of samples at very low temperatures. |
16. | AC (LG) Dual Inverter | – | Maintaining a controlled laboratory environment. |
17. | Almirah | Godrej | Storage of documents, chemicals, and laboratory items. |
18. | Bookcase | Godrej | Storage of books, manuals, and records. |
19. | Trinocular Microscope | S.N. 10125465 iox-NE-620 | Microscopic examination and image capture. |
20. | Electronic Milk Analyzer | S.N. HT22110541 | Analysis of milk composition and quality. |
21. | Biochemistry Analyzer | EM 200 S.N. V2002468 | Estimation of biochemical parameters in samples. |
22. | Laminar Flow | MAC-HLAF-4x2x2-JGJ | Aseptic handling of cultures and samples. |
23. | Elisa Reader | BL 580 S.N. CE12403001 | Measurement of ELISA assay absorbance values. |
24. | Egg Incubator | – | Controlled incubation of eggs and microbial cultures. |
25. | Automatic Fat Analyzer | Sox-6 | Estimation of fat content in feed, fodder, food samples |
26. | Automatic Fiber Analyzer | FRB 6 | Estimation of crude fiber, acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber of feed, fodder, food samples |
Instrument for fishery science-related analysis | |||
27. | Samsung 324 lit. double door refrigerator | RT34M5538S8 | To preserve and store samples and chemicals |
28. | Water multi-parameter analyser | HANNA – 98194 | To analyze water pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, TDS, EC, salinity etc. |
29. | Hot air oven | ESTO-110 | Drying of samples |
30. | Deep freezer (-200C) | Blue star CHFDD300D | Long term storage of fish, tissues samples etc. |
31. | Precision weighing balance (0.1 mg – 220g) | ACZET- CY204C & SHIMADZU – ATX224 | Precision weighing of samples and chemicals etc. |
32. | Spectrophotometer | Shimadzu UV VIS- 1900 | Analysis of water/ waste water/ food/ beverage/ chemicals samples etc. (quantitative determination of NO3, NO2, NH3 & PO4 etc.) |
33. | Refrigerated centrifuge | WT-70BL | To separate/ extract fluids, gases, or liquids based on density, settling suspended solids from liquid solutions and extracting soil or wastewater components for analysis |
34. | BOD incubator | ET- B08 | To maintain a stable, fixed-temperature environment for water pollution testing and microbial culturing, etc. |
35. | Trinocular microscope | Carl Zeiss, Primostar-3, 415500-0057-000 | Microscopic examination of microorganisms, plankton, gut contents, tissues etc. |
36. | Water parameter analyzer | HANNA HI- 9829 | For the analysis of chlorides, ammonium combinations, pH, temperature, etc., of water/ wastewater samples. |
37. | Kjeldahl digestion cum distillation unit with fumehood, Borosil | Borosil: BLFADI04KSC01OKBD061 | For the analysis of nitrogen, crude protein in various samples (plants/ fish/ soil/ food grains etc.) |
38. | Double-stage water distillation unit single phase | Borosil: DDU4000 | Making reagent-grade distilled water |
39. | Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) digester | Borosil COD082 | For the continuous & uniform heat to chemically break down organic matter in water or wastewater |
40. | Gel documentation system | Imagene Innolab Gel.PRIME | To image and analyze nucleic acids (DNA/ RNA) and proteins suspended in polyacrylamide or agarose gels |
Instrument for Soil-Plant-Water analysis | |||
41. | Double-distillation unit | GLASSCO GLDD50AQ | to produce ultra-pure, pyrogen-free water |
42. | Single distillation unit | GLASSCO GLSD50AQ | to produce high-purity distilled water |
43. | Digital burette | Microlit E-burette TI-50 | precise liquid dispensing and manual titration |
44. | Hot air oven | DS-HAO-224 | dry heat sterilization and thermal processing of soil samples |
45. | BOD incubator | SDSI BOD Incubator | to maintain a constant cool temperature (typically 20°C) required for environmental water testing and biological cultures |
46. | Hot water bath | Digital Water Bath SE133 | to indirectly warm samples at a constant, uniform temperature |
47. | pH meter | NM-PH12 | Measuring pH of soil and water samples |
48. | EC meter | TDS meter LMCM20 | Measuring EC of soil and water samples |
49. | UV-Vis Spectrophotometer | GENESYS100 | Estimation of P, S, enzyme activities etc |
50. | Flame photometer | FPM 128 | Estimation of K, Na etc |
51. | Orbital Shaker | to mix, blend, or agitate chemical and biological samples inside vessels | |
52. | Desiccator with vacuum pump set | Pump- Value VE115N | Fumigation of samples for estimation of MBC, MBN, MBP etc |
53. | Yoder apparatus / Wet-sieve shaker | YODER-8Y | Soil aggregate analysis |
54. | Mechanical stirrer | KSI LS3258 | mixing high-viscosity liquids, large volumes, and thick suspensions |
55. | Digital cone penetrometer | DIK-5532 | Measurement of penetration resistance of soil in-situ |
56. | Bouyoucos Hydrometer | ST-152H | Soil texture analysis |
57. | Refrigerated Centrifuge | BI-HSC-16K | separate heterogeneous mixtures based on density while maintaining a strict, low temperature. |
58. | Kjeldahl distillation set with digestion unit | KES 20L +KEL VAC (4) + CLASSIC DX VA TS (B) + DB | Measurement of N content in soil and plant samples |
59. | LINE QUANTUM Sensor | MQ-301X AND SQ-301X | Measuring spatial average of PAR |
60. | GeoNDVI Sensor- Greenseekr | Make: Trimble | Used for measuring crop vigor in terms of greenness |
61. | Standard weather observatory | IS standard instrument, approved by IMD- Stevenson screes, USWB Pan evaporimeter, CS sun shine recorder, 3 depth soil thermometers, ordinary and self-recording rain gauge, Anemometer, Windvane, | For measuring weather parameters |
62. | ArcGIS | V 10.8.2 | For spatial analysis of data |
63. | Double-Beam UV-Visible Spectrophotometer | Thermo Scientific, Genesys 180 | Used for estimation of phosphorus (P), sulphur (S), enzyme activities, and other analytical parameters. |
64. | Micro Weighing Balance | Apolo Scales, WENSAR MAB-220T | Used for precise weighing of soil, plant, and chemical samples for laboratory analysis. |
65. | Flame Photometer | Gentek India, FPM 128 | Used for estimation of potassium (K), sodium (Na), and other alkali metals in samples. |
66. | Hot Air Oven | Jiotech ON4-105 | Used for drying, thermal processing, moisture determination, and sterilization of laboratory samples and equipment. |
67. | Multiparameter Bench Meter | Thermo Scientific Eutech, ECPC70043S | Used for measuring pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total dissolved solids (TDS), and related parameters in soil and water samples. |
68. | Rotary Shaker | Scitron, IS/SCI/RS/455×455/BDA/2/0011 | Used for mixing, blending, and agitation of chemical and biological samples in flasks and containers. |
69. | Magnetic Stirrer cum Hot Plate | Borosil, HLS200P | Used for simultaneous heating and stirring of solutions, including high-viscosity liquids and suspensions. |
70. | Conductivity/TDS Meter | Toshniwal, Toshcon TCM 15+ | Used for measuring electrical conductivity (EC) and total dissolved solids (TDS) in soil and water samples. |
71. | Bench Refractometer | Hanna Instruments, HI96801 | Used for measuring Total Soluble Solids (TSS) in fruit juice and other liquid samples. |