Milk Tester Works In Real Time
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Imagine being able to instantly test your milk, learn vital statistics, and possibly have the ability to prevent diseases before they occur That’s what the inventors behind MilKey, from Labby, Inc., intend to accomplish with the company’s real-time milk testing kit.
Labby CEO Julia Somerdin says the company can measure just a single drop of milk to determine butterfat, protein, and somatic cell content. Labby’s technology, created by two MIT alumni, uses light scattering, absorption, and fluorescence to determine the composition of tested milk.
Labby says testing can be done with a hand-held device that shows readings on the go, or with equipment that connects to milking units for totally automated testing. Either method allows farmers to test milk frequently and easily.
Both the handheld and inline products interface with Labby’s proprietary app and cloud software. Somerdin says that when the sensor detects flow from a cow being milked, the milk quality data is determined, and the results are uploaded to the cloud. The app dashboard gives the operator a comprehensive overview of test results right on the phone. Labby uses AI technology to analyze inputs and provide the data, which producers can use as trend analysis to manage herd health and identify possible health risk patterns in advance.
Labby is working to detect bovine mastitis, which can reduce profits for even the largest producers. With traditional monthly testing kits, producers often have a significant wait time before results are obtained. Labby is hoping to break that mold and offer producers instant results so infected cows can be treated sooner.
“Our goal was to bring lab-testing technology to the farms,” Somerdin says. After a few impressive on-farm trials Labby received support from Dairy Farmers of America and began building more kits.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Labby, 700 Massachusetts Ave., 3rd floor, Cambridge, Mass. 02139 (hello@labbyinc.com).
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Milk Tester Works In Real Time DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Imagine being able to instantly test your milk learn vital statistics and possibly have the ability to prevent diseases before they occur That’s what the inventors behind MilKey from Labby Inc intend to accomplish with the company’s real-time milk testing kit Labby CEO Julia Somerdin says the company can measure just a single drop of milk to determine butterfat protein and somatic cell content Labby’s technology created by two MIT alumni uses light scattering absorption and fluorescence to determine the composition of tested milk Labby says testing can be done with a hand-held device that shows readings on the go or with equipment that connects to milking units for totally automated testing Either method allows farmers to test milk frequently and easily Both the handheld and inline products interface with Labby’s proprietary app and cloud software Somerdin says that when the sensor detects flow from a cow being milked the milk quality data is determined and the results are uploaded to the cloud The app dashboard gives the operator a comprehensive overview of test results right on the phone Labby uses AI technology to analyze inputs and provide the data which producers can use as trend analysis to manage herd health and identify possible health risk patterns in advance Labby is working to detect bovine mastitis which can reduce profits for even the largest producers With traditional monthly testing kits producers often have a significant wait time before results are obtained Labby is hoping to break that mold and offer producers instant results so infected cows can be treated sooner “Our goal was to bring lab-testing technology to the farms ” Somerdin says After a few impressive on-farm trials Labby received support from Dairy Farmers of America and began building more kits Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Labby 700 Massachusetts Ave 3rd floor Cambridge Mass 02139 hello@labbyinc com
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