Digital Refractometer for Colostrum – INO02A

Additional Information

This digital Brix refractometer works using the principle of measuring the degree of light refraction when passed through a liquid sample.

Refractometers should be calibrated before each use with distilled water and be free from any visual dirt and contaminants. Colostrum should be at room temperature for testing.

The digital refractometer is powered with an AAA battery. It produces its own LED light and beams it through the sample to quickly provide an objective reading.

The importance of testing colostrum quality

The ‘3 Q’s’ of good colostrum management are:

• Quality     
• Quickly     
• Quantity

To assure that only good quality colostrum is fed or stored it is important that it is tested at every collection using a refractometer. An informed decision can then be made as to whether to use it or to discard it.

Colostrum should only be fed or stored if the Brix reading is at least 22%. This indicates an immunoglobulin (i.e. antibodies) concentration of 50mg/ml.