In February 2008, Professor Alvaro Garcia of South Dakota State University made the following entry in an online mastitis detector discussion:
"There's also another interesting device we have tested in the field (and if I'm not mistaken was tested also at the U of WI and Cornell University). The company is Portacheck and it consists in individual reading strips with a small "well" where you place one drop of milk and three drops of reagent. It allows one to read results in 45 minutes either using a colorimetric scale or a digital reader. We have found them quite reliable, easy to use, and inexpensive."
In the past few months, several dealers and distributors have joined the PortaCheck distribution network. They are very excited about the potential of the PortaSCC milk test as an on-farm management tool and have already seen increased interest and sales in their territories. We welcome to our network the following companies:
Battilana International SAC- Peru
CDI Animal Health -Puerto Rico
4 Quarters Systems -India
Mid-Georgia Farm Services- Georgia, U.S.A.
Millwood Products-United Kingdom
Prairie Livestock Supply - Central Plains states of the U.S.
Rumitech - Turkey
Tempo FZE - Qatar and Afghanistan
TriStar Dairy Centre - Western Canada
Walco stores - United States
The PortaSCC milk test was introduced by Milfos International Ltd. at Fieldays 2007 in New Zealand. Milfos has recently become a distributor for the milk test throughout New Zealand.
World Wide Sires, Ltd. announces agreement to market the PortaSCC® milk test in countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Local Farms in Southern New Jersey are using the PortaSCC milk test.