BacSomatic™

Know the hygiene quality of raw milk before you start using it with fast bacteria and somatic cell count in one handy instrument.

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The BacSomatic™ provides rapid hygiene testing of raw milk. It is the first-ever integrated bacteria and somatic cell tester and offers full-automation for minimal reagent handling and consistent test results. BacSomatic™ is ideal for dairies and smaller laboratories needing only a low-volume, yet high-performance analyser.

Where you can analyze

In a laboratory, control room at dairy or on-farm

What you can analyze

Raw cow's milk, buffalo milk and goat milk

Parameters

Bacteria count and somatic cell count

Analysis time

9.5 minutes (1.5 minutes for somatic cell alone)

Principle

Flow cytometry

Value

Small and handy instrument for Bacteria Count and Somatic Cell Count offers a rapid alternative to manual assay or semi-automated methods requiring reagent handling. Reagent bag system ensures exact reagent dosage every time reducing the risk of human error that can occur with other methods.

Type sample

Raw cow's milk, buffalo milk and goat milk.

Parameters

Bacteria count and somatic cell count.

“The first thing the truck driver will do is take out a sample to check bacteria and somatic cell count”

Scientists behind the development of the first ever integrated bacteria and somatic cell analyser for use at the dairy explain why it is just as reliable as milk laboratory instruments.

“It's a really useful piece of kit to make sure that the milk that we've got coming onto site is the best quality and the quality that we need it to be.”

Senior Technical Manager of Müller Milk and Ingredients explains the value of rapid raw milk hygiene testing.

Webinar: Know the bacteria and somatic cell count of incoming raw milk

This webinar introduces the BacSomatic™ raw milk analyser, providing rapid analysis of bacteria and somatic cell count in less than 10 minutes. The analyser is just as easy to operate as the well-known MilkoScan™, providing instant and valuable information about raw milk quality. With BacSomatic you will be able to reject poor quality raw milk and identify raw milk of excellent quality to be used for high end products.
Articles explore the latest development in analytical methods and instruments, including interviews with users and input from technical experts.

Webinar: Rapid testing of raw milk hygiene at the Dairy – is it reliable?

Slides

Rapid results for somatic cell count and bacteria count

Results for bacteria count and somatic cell are delivered within nine and a half minutes (1.5 minutes for somatic cell alone). The method is the same as the well-known methods used in FOSS BactoScan™ and Fossomatic™ analysers used by raw milk testing centres around the world.

Flow system

Unique flow system directs the sample to a bacteria incubator or somatic cell mixing chamber where the cells are stained and then measured by the laser source. Two different laser intensity levels are used according to whether a somatic cell count or bacteria count is to be performed.

Automated reagent dosage and handling

Automated procedure ensures exact reagent dosage every time and avoids the need for reagent mixing. The reagent bag system is specifically designed for safe, contact-free use of reagents. The reagents are provided ready-to-use in bags. Place the bags in the instrument and close the door and you are ready to test.

Cut the cost of microbiological testing at the dairy

Microbiological testing of raw milk for bacteria is essential, for example, for predicting shelf-life of products downstream in the process, but it is also time consuming and expensive.

**Technical Specifications**
Analysis capacity	SCC and IBC :15 samples/hour Only IBC :15 samples/hour Only SCC: 40 samples/hour
Carry over	IBC: <1% relative, usually <0.5% SCC: <1% relative, usually <0.5%
Analysis time	9.5 minutes IBC 1.5 minutes SCC alone
Sample intake	IBC and SCC: 7.2 ml IBS: 6.4 ml SCC: 2.5 ml
Sample temperature	2 - 42°C (35.6-107.6°F) (preserved) 2 - 4°C (non preserved)
Network connections	Mosaic
Dimensions (HWD*)	400 x 400 x 400 mm
Weight	25 kg
Working factor	IBC : 100 SCC: 100
Measuring range	IBC: 5000-20 mln IBC/ml SCC: 0-10 mln cells/m
Performance range	IBC: 10000-10 mln IBC/ml SCC: 100000-1.5 mln cells/ml
Repeatability	IBC: Sr≤0.07 log relative, usually 0.06 at10-50 IBC/μl Sr≤0.05 log relative, usually 0.04 at51-200 IBC/μl Sr≤0.04 log relative, usually 0.02 at >200 IBC/μl SCC: CV<6% at 100000 cells/ml CV<4% at 300000 cells/ml CV<3% at 500000 cells/ml
Accuracy	IBC: Typical Sy,x <0.25 log units from SPC (plate counting) SCC: <10% relative mean different from direct microscopic SCC