milk test ■ Convenient ■ Easy to Use ■ Reliable ■ Portable ■ Cost Effective ■ Herd Management Tool Test multiple samples at one time! One drop milk Three drops solution Read results in 45 minutes

Keep An Eye on Milk Quality Why test? Mastitis is the single most widespread and costly disease faced by dairy producers today. It is estimated that mastitis costs dairy farmers hundreds of dollars per year in the following ways: ■ Decreased milk production ■ Increased culling rates ■ Increased labor ■ Increased treatment costs ■ Discarded milk ■ Lost premiums With early mastitis detection, these losses can be substantially reduced. Losses due to Mastitis Discarded Milk 5% Lost Premiums 4% Treatment 6% Labor 11% Culling 14% Source: Midwest Dairy Business The PortaSCC® milk test can be used for:...