Patent ID: 7234414
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
1. A method of testing a milk flow for mastitis, the method including (i) diverting a sample flow from the milk flow, (ii) providing an inflow of an anionic detergent and an inflow of the milk sample in predetermined proportions into a dwell zone, and an outflow of a detergent/milk admixture as a gelling and/or gelled product, (iii) feeding the outflow admixture product from the dwell zone to a viscosity testing zone, and (iv) testing, in the viscosity testing zone, the outflow admixture product for viscosity and generating an output signal indicative of the viscosity, and (v) if necessary, clearing the viscosity testing zone, or the viscosity testing zone and the dwell zone of the admixture without feedback into the milk flow from which the sample flow was diverted.