The mastitis detector means it is possible to detect changes in the milk before an acute udder infection (mastitis) develops.
The mastitis detector measures the electrical resistance of milk from the individual quarters of the udder. Research work has shown that the salt content in the milk increases significantly when a mastitis infection breaks out.
The salt content or electrical resistance can therefore be used as an indicator for mastitis.
The equipment detects changes in the milk long before other clinical symptoms and indications can be seen, so that it provides a reliable diagnostic tool for sub-clinical mastitis.