PathoProof™ Mastitis PCR Assay

A dramatic change for the milk testing industry

Mastitis continues to be the most common disease in dairy cattle, costing the industry hundreds of millions annually in lost and/or decreased quality of milk. By significantly improving mastitis management, the fast, accurate and convenient PathoProof Mastitis PCR Assay is generating a lot of interest among mastitis testing laboratories and dairy producers.

Because the assay can be used with preserved DHI samples, a rapidly increasing number of DHI organizations are including the PathoProof Mastits PCR Assay in their service offering.

CanWest DHI, a milk recording organization based in Ontario Canada, is one of the companies offering mastitis testing service from DHI samples based on the PathoProof Mastitis PCR Assay. According to Richard Cantin, Director of Customer Service for DHI, convenience is the key selling point of this new service. "Sample collection for mastitis testing has always been time consuming and inconvenient which means it often didn’t get done. The fact that the DHI sample can now be used makes it incredibly convenient". Read more from the article from the December 2008 Ontario Farmer Magazine: "A convenient test for mastitis".