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Testing volume: Up to 600 samples per hour

Parameters: wide range of compositional parameters including fat, protein, lactose, solids, casein, free fatty acids, urea, freezing point depression and screening for abnormalities

For use by: Central milk testing laboratories

Technology: FTIR (Fourier Transform InfraRed) full spectrum analysis

Samples: raw milk from cow, sheep, goat and buffalo.

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MilkoScan™ FT+

The future of milk testing and herd improvement

The MilkoScan™ FT+ is a high capacity, fully automatic milk analyser (IDF and AOAC compliant) for payment and dairy herd improvement analysis. It delivers fast, reliable and accurate raw milk testing with a range of new options such as healthy milk profiling, free fatty acid, urea or casein analysis.

Cutting the cost of ketosis

Pioneering work by the Valacta milk-testing laboratory in Quebec, Canada is giving dairy farmers an early warning of ketosis in the dairy herd. Over 60% of the laboratory’s customers have joined the service since it started in July 2011.

At the cutting edge of quality control of milk

Dairy One, a leading milk testing laboratory in the USA has benefited from the high accuracy and fast turnaround time of the MilkoScan FT+

FOSS Case Story Qlip automated laboratory

Welcome to the automated laboratory

Automated operations help the Qlip central milk testing (CMT) laboratory in Zutphen, the Netherlands, keep up with evolving demands while providing a more flexible quality control service for farmers and dairies.

Rapid analysis of goats milk by FTIR

These are just some of the benefits the CENSYRA laboratory in Valdepenas, Spain has experienced working with the MilkoScan FT+.

Status on Ketosis Screening

It is over a year since the launch of a new analytical tool which allows labs to screen milk recording samples for signs of ketosis as part of the conventional
testing.

Central configuration, support and surveillance

Mosaic networking software from FOSS lets your specialist team configure, manage and monitor your FOSS equipment via the Internet.

Analysis of even the most complex dairy products

MilkoScan™ FT+ is based on Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) analysis. It works with the mid-Infrared region of the spectrum from 3 - 10 µm corresponding to 1000 – 5000 cm -1.

The FTIR interferometer scans the full infrared spectrum, collecting data simultaneously and allowing measurement of new parameters even in complex dairy products. Analysis of an additional parameter simply becomes a matter of calibration.

MilkoScan™ FT+ is based on Fourier Transform InfraRed (FTIR) analysis. It works with the mid-Infrared region of the spectrum from 3 - 10 µm corresponding to 1000 – 5000 cm -1.

The FTIR interferometer scans the full infrared spectrum, collecting data simultaneously and allowing measurement of new parameters even in complex dairy products. Analysis of an additional parameter simply becomes a matter of calibration.

Standardisation
The fact that FTIR instruments are standardised offers a great advantage. A calibration developed on one instrument may be transferred to other instruments, which due to the standardisation will provide identical readings. Standardisation is achieved by comparing spectra of a specially developed FTIR equalizer sample, collected on a newly installed instrument (slave) to the spectra of a similar sample using a master instrument at FOSS.

The main infrared wavelengths
Fat
The fat molecule consists of a glycerol backbone to which three fatty acids are bound. Two different fat wavelengths are mainly used in the IR instruments, Fat A and Fat B.
Fat A absorption is due to stretching vibrations in the C=0 bond of the carbonyl group in fat. This filter counts the number of fat molecules regardless of the length and the weight of the individual fatty acids. This is a drawback if the length of the fatty acids changes.
Fat B absorption is due to stretching vibrations in the C-H bonds of fatty acid chains. The measurement is therefore related both to the size and the number of fat molecules in the sample.
Lactose
The lactose molecule is a disaccharide consisting of two monosaccharides glucose and galactose joined together. The hydroxyl group, (OH) is characteristic of carbohydrates and the lactose absorption is due to the C-OH bond.
Protein
The protein molecule consists of amino acid units joined together with peptide bonds. Protein absorption is due to stretching vibrations in the N-H bonds within the peptide bonds.
In addition to these four main wavelengths, up to 1000 other wavelengths can be selected from the full spectrum to give unprecedented possibilities for new parameters and accurate analysis. For the measurement of freezing point depression a conductivity cell is included.

More business opportunities

The analysis capabilities provided by the MilkoScan FT+ offer:

Advanced and flexible raw milk testing services for cow, buffalo, sheep or goat milk
Profile milk samples according to fatty acid content
Accurate analysis of casein content
Enhanced free fatty acid analysis

Rapid and effective analysis

Monthly verification and adjustment based on just one equaliser sample
Self cleaning pipette makes it easy to measure even the most difficult samples quickly and efficiently
Automatic sample tracing with Foss Integrator software
Flexible milk testing from buffalo, sheep, goats and cows
Radio Frequency Identification for barcode sample ID

Integrated milk testing system

MilkoScan FT+ uses the same efficient conveyor system as other FOSS instruments such as Fossomatic™ FC, CombiFoss™ FT+ and BactoScan™ FC. For laboratory personnel this means they only have to learn how to use one user interface and can enjoy the benefits of easy integration of data.

Integrated software platform

MilkoScan™ FT+, Fossomatic™ FC, CombiFoss™ FT+ and BactoScan FC all share the same powerful Foss Integrator software platform offering advanced data handling and storage facilities for traceability while a common user interface promotes more efficient laboratory operations.

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