Testing an unparalleled 19 parameters in just six seconds, the CombiFoss™ 7 provides a unique platform on which to base your milk-testing business.
Raw milk (cow, goat, sheep, buffalo).
Fat, protein (true and crude), casein, lactose, solids (SnF and TS), urea, citric acid, fatty acid profiling, Free Fatty Acids (FFA), freezing point depression, pH, ketosis screening (BHB and acetone), untargeted raw milk screening (adulteration), total somatic cell count (SCC) and differential somatic cell count (DSCC).
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At ICAR 2016, General Manager of Valacta, Daniel Lefebvre explained how the improved accuracy and effectiveness of CombiFoss 7 provides farmers with even better milk testing tools for cow health evaluation.
Differential somatic cell count (DSCC) is a new milk testing parameter introduced with the Fossomatic™ 7 DC analyser. It complements the established test for total number of somatic sells (SCC) pioneered by FOSS in the 1980’s. The Fossomatic™ 7 DC has several sensors detecting fluorescence signals from milk cells and a new chemistry and an incubation unit. Combined, they enable the instrument to measure DSCC and SCC simultaneously.
MilkoScan™ 7 RM has a diamond cuvette backed by 10 years guarantee. Optics are optimized on the interferometer module increasing the signal/noise ratio, ensuring the same high performance at all cadences and improving repeatability for minor constituents.
Raw milk containing abnormalities is a growing problem. The abnormalities can be caused by deliberate adulteration, for example, with lard or melamine or by accidents if water or cleaning agents are mixed with the milk. With the MilkoScan™ you can screen incoming raw milk samples to identify a suspect raw milk sample quickly and as a normal part of everyday testing. The suspect sample can then be further analysed to determine the contaminant.
FossConnect™ is a centralised networking management solution CombiFoss™ and BactoScan™ that helps you to reduce operational costs and secure consistent high performance from your analytical instruments. With FossConnect™, you can manage, configure and monitor your instruments remotely from any internet-enabled computer and safeguard your data for whenever you need it.
| Specifications Fossomatic™ 7 | |||||
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| Measuring range | 0 – 10 mill cells/ml | ||||
| Performance range | 0.1 – 1.5 mill | ||||
| Repeatability* | CV < 6% 100-299k SCC/ml CV < 4% 300-499k SCC/ml CV < 3% 500-1500k SCC/ml |
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| Accuracy | < 10% relative mean diff. from DMSCC (Direct Microscopic Somatic Cell Count) |
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| Carry-over | < 1% relative | ||||
| Sample types | Raw milk (cow, goat, sheep, buffalo) | ||||
| *CV = Coefficient of variation (STDev/AVG) x 100. (STDev = Standard deviation. AVG = Average) | |||||
| Application data | |||||
| Analysis capacity | 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 or 600 samples per hour | ||||
| Sample intake | 2.5 ml (programmable 2.0 – 5.0 ml) | ||||
| Required sample temperature | 37- 42 °C (86-107.6 F) | ||||
| Working factor | 100 | ||||
| Standards and approvals Fossomatic™ 7 is CE-labelled and complies with the following directives and regulations: • EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) Directive 2014/30/EU • LVD (Low Voltage) Directive 2014/35/EU • Machinery Safety Directive 2006/42/EC • Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixture, CLP (EC) • WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU • Packaging and packaging waste Directive 94/62/EC • REACH 1907/2006/EC |
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| Specifications MilkoScan™ 7 RM Most of the calibrations are using multiple wavelengths selected freely from the entire Mid-IR spectrum in order to optimise robustness and accuracy. Compared to traditional filter calibrations, they are called full spectrum calibrations. |
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| Performance Carry-over for all components <1% relative |
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| Component | Measuring range | Performance range | Repeatability | Accuracy Bulk | Accuracy Single cow |
| Fat | 0-15% | 2-15% | CV < 0.5% | CV < 1.0% | CV < 1.5% |
| Protein | 0-10% | 2-10% | CV < 0.5% | CV < 0.9% | CV < 1.5% |
| Lactose | 0-10% | 2-10% | CV < 0.5% | CV < 0.9% | CV < 1.5% |
| Solids | 0-20% | 2-20% | CV < 0.5% | CV < 1.0% | CV < 1.5% |
| Urea patented | 10-100 mg/dl | 10-100 mg/dl | Sd < 1.5 mg/dl | Sd < 3 mg/dl | Sd < 3.5 mg/dl |
| Citric acid | 0.1-0.5% | 0.1-0.5% | Sd < 0.005% | Sd < 0.01% | Sd < 0.015% |
| FPD (screening) | 400-600 m°C | 450-550 m°C | Sd < 0.5 m°C | Sd < 4 m°C | N/A |
| Novel parameters | |||||
| Fatty acids profile | |||||
| Ketosis screening (BHB, acetone) | |||||
| Untargeted screening raw milk (adulteration) | |||||
| Application data | |||||
| Analysis capacity | 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 or 600 samples per hour | ||||
| Sample intake | 5 ml | ||||
| Required sample temperature | 37 - 42°C | ||||
| Performance specifications | Full spectrum calibrations | ||||
| Standards and Approvals MilkoScan™ 7 RM is CE-labelled and complies with the following directives and regulations: • EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) Directive 2014/30/EU • LVD (Low Voltage) Directive 2014/35/EU • Machinery Safety Directive 2006/42/EC • Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixture, CLP (EC) • WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC • Packaging and packaging waste Directive 94/62/EC • REACH 1907/2006/EC The MilkoScan™ 7 RM techniques comply with: • ISO 9622 / IDF 141:2013 • AOAC official method 972.16 By using wavelengths from the entire Mid- IR spectrum for each component, calibrations are optimised in terms of robustness and/or accuracy (temperature, homogenization and humidity) |
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