In-Line Technologies for the Analysis of Important Milk Parameters during the Milking Process: A Review

Considering automatized and robotic milking systems substantially decreasing the contact between producers herd, milk analysis is crucial to maintain quality safety of all dairy products. These naturally also decrease possibility health problems illness identification. Abnormalities in can be caused by several factors. Milk affected external conditions, such as temperature contamination feedstock; management practices, hygiene, frequency, treatment, feedstuff quality; diseases, genetics, or age. Somatic cell count, electric conductivity, contents urea, fat, protein, lactose were reviewed likely parameters representing its with respect feedback for consumers breeders. Methods evaluating constituents are still being developed provide in-line information. methods allow avoidance enormous economic losses every year discard, treatments, cow replacements. In addition, individual provides information terms nutritional status lactation period fertility. The objective this study identify trends potential focusing on situ techniques during process. Four described compared: near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) mid-infrared (MIRS), optical analysis, conductivity leukocyte differential test. versatility accessibility these evaluated, showing a considerable range possible related problems.