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Fossomatic™ 7 DC

Fossomatic™ 7 DC

Based on proven FOSS technology, the Fossomatic™ 7 DC counts total somatic cells as well as differential somatic cells in raw milk in seconds for improved mastitis management.

Fossomatic™ 7 DC is available as a part of CombiFoss™ 7.

Value

Value

The secure choice for your dairy herd improvement programme with the option to get a step ahead of your competition with the unique new differential somatic cell test option.

Type sample

Type sample

Total SCC: Cow's milk and DSCC: Cow's milk.

Parameters

Parameters

Total somatic cell count (SCC) and differential somatic cell count (DSCC).

Slides

Differential SCC for improved mastitis management

Differential somatic cell count (DSCC) is a new milk testing parameter introduced with the CombiFoss™ 7 DC analyser. It complements the established test for total number of somatic cells (SCC) pioneered by FOSS in the 1980’s. The Fossomatic™ 7 DC has several sensors detecting fluorescence signals from milk cells and a new chemistry and an incubation unit. Combined, they enable the instrument to measure DSCC and SCC simultaneously.

FOSS Integrator

FOSS Integrator is a shared software platform supporting other FOSS milk testing solutions. The same user interface, the same conveyors, bar code readers etc. can be used throughout the laboratory. This eases training of laboratory staff and facilitates data handling, transfer and storage. Uniform software provides flexibility in the laboratory. Further, context sensitive help available via FOSS Integrator software provides easy and quick solutions and answers, as well as provides an excellent tool for quality assurance.

FossConnect™

FossConnect™ is a centralised networking management solution for Fossomatic™, BactoScan™, MilkoScan™ and CombiFoss™ that helps you to reduce operational costs and secure consistent high performance from your analytical instruments. With FossConnect™, you can manage, configure and monitor your instruments remotely from any internet-enabled computer and safeguard your data for whenever you need it.

Fossomatic 7

The Fossomatic™ 7 is available in two versions

The Fossomatic™ 7 offers total somatic cell count and the Fossomatic™ 7 DC offers total somatic cell count as well as the new parameter differential somatic cell count.

Learn more about the Fossomatic™ 7.

Learn more
Mastitis milk test

More to be done with Masititis – the challenge and the potential

Cattle disease specialist, Dr. Daniel Schwarz explains the challenges of mastitis and the potential value of the new differential SCC parameter.

Read article

Technical specification

Specifications Fossomatic™ 7 DC
Performance
Measuring range 0 – 10 mill cells/ml
Performance range SCC and DCSS 50k – 1.5 mill
Repeatability* CV < 8% 50-99k SCC/ml
CV < 6% 100-299k SCC/ml
CV < 4% 300-499k SCC/ml
CV < 3% 500-1500k SCC/ml
DSCC
Sd < 5,6% at 50k SCC
Sd < 3,0% at 100k SCC
Accuracy
< 10% relative mean diff. from DMSCC
(Direct Microscopic Somatic Cell Count)
Carry-over < 1% relative
Sample types Cow's milk 
*CV = Coefficient of variation (STDev/AVG) x 100. (STDev = Standard deviation. AVG = Average)
   
Application data   
Analysis Capacity
100, 200, 300, 400, 500 or 600 samples per hour
Sample intake 2.5 ml (programmable 2.0 – 5.0 ml)
Required sample temperature 37 - 42 °C (86-107.6 F)
Working factor 150
 
Standards and approvals
Fossomatic™ 7 DC is CE-labelled and complies with the following directives and regulations:

• EMC (ElectroMagnetic Compatibility) Directive 2014/30/EU
• LVD (Low Voltage) Directive 2014/35/EU
• Machinery Safety Directive 2006/42/EC
• Regulation (EC) 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixture, CLP (EC)
• WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU
• Packaging and packaging waste Directive 94/62/EC
• REACH 1907/2006/EC
 

Fossomatic technology complies with:
• AOAC
• ISO 13366-2 / IDF 148-2:2006
• Laser approval (FDA), IEC 60825-1
• FDA/NCIMS and MicroVal (EURL) approved. MicroVal certificate for enumeration of somatic cells in raw cow’s milk on Fossomatic™ 7 DC. Certificate No. 2016LR63