Our capabilities start with understanding the nutrient needs of animals and making sure the ingredients match those nutrient needs. At the Innovation Campus and in our laboratories around the world, we use Near Infra-Red Reflectance Spectoscopy, or NIRS, a technology that uses light to measure nutrients in ingredient samples. This fundamental technology supports our formulation systems. Each year, scientists in our global laboratories scan more than 6000,000 samples to determine nutrient quantity and quality. The information is maintained in databases for our scientists and product development teams around the world to support their work with customers.