The manual method of counting somatic cells in milk is time consuming and inconsistent - unlike the use of this automated instrument
The reference method for the determination of somatic cell count in milk is a manual method based on the counting of cells in a microscope.
This method is time consuming and involves several factors that can affect the objectivity of the estimate.
The manual microscopy method is therefore not well suited for daily operation, but is generally applied in periodic control of the routine methods used in the modern central milk laboratories.
The recently launched NucleoCounter SCC-100 offers uniquely fast and reliable method for the determination of the number of somatic cells in milk, says Chemometec.
The long-time stability and objectivity of the NucleoCounter SCC-100 makes it well suited as a support for the reference method in daily operation, allowing fast and objective determination of the somatic cell count of any milk sample measured on a routine instrument.
