The Porta SCC milk test is a breakthrough testing kit designed to quickly identify cows with high somatic cell counts - at very little cost.
Developed in the US, based on expertise gained in human health, the Porta SCC Milk Test provides a read out of the cell count. In just over 40 minutes the results can be viewed, not the usual 2 weeks associated with laboratory testing. The major advantage comes from allowing farmers with high bulk tank somatic cell counts to simply and accurately trace the cause back to the individual animals.
The test is carried out by simply placing a drop of milk from a suspect animal onto a test strip, adding a small quantity of chemical reagent provided and leaving for 40 minutes for the two to react. The strip is then inserted into the kit's electronic reader which provides an instant digital display of somatic cell count, based on the colour intensity of the chemical reaction.