PortaCheck, a leader in on-farm testing for the dairy industry, recently released the PortaReader™, a handheld device that detects subclinical mastitis cow-side in bovine milk.
The objectives of this study were to determine the accuracy of the PortaBHB milk strip for detection of hyperketonemia in early lactation cows, and to compare the agreement of results from quarter and composite
samples.
This study evaluated the performance of PortaSCC relative to that of the laboratory-based somatic cell counter Fossomatic in the diagnosis of bubaline subclinical mastitis.
A study concerning diagnosis and treatment trials of energy deficiency in dairy cows during peripartum. (Note: this study is presented in French.)
The aim of this work was to compare the efficiency of different cow side tests for diagnosis of ketosis including Precision Xtra ketone method and PortBHB milk ketone tests in Holstein-Friesian dairy cows.
Mastitis in milk herds causes economic losses due to decreased milk production and increased treatment costs. Somatic cell count (SCC) tests are one of the traditional methods to diagnosis mastitis. This study evaluates the accuracy of UdderCheck on-farm tests in comparison to SCC in industrial livestock.
A cross-sectional study was conducted to compare the subclinical mastitis detection of three on-farm tests (incl. PortaSCC and UdderCheck).
Accurate cow-side blood β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) detection meters are valuable tools for rapid diagnosis of hyperketonemia. The main objective of this study was to compare the blood BHB measured in whole blood by the BHBCheck meter (PortaCheck, Moorestown, NJ) to a previously validated meter, Precision Xtra meter (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL) and a colorimetric laboratory assay.
Since 2004, PortaCheck dairy animal testing products have made it easy and affordable to improve the health and production of herds around the world. PortaCheck’s reliable on-farm tests improve animal health and milk quality by detecting subclinical ketosis, mastitis, and other maladies before they become problems. PortaCheck is the recipient of three European innovative product development awards.
Here at PortaCheck, we are wishing you a great start to your week! We are catching up after a busy Expo and wanted to pass along some useful information to you. We published an editorial in the MWI Animal Health Fall 2019 edition of the Producer Outlook. In the article, we discuss the sneaky culprit known as subclincial ketosis. This disease is affecting your herd at this very moment, and you can’t smell it.
