The on-farm mastitis test that saves cost and reduces antibiotic use.
One test to get your clinical mastitis under control.
Address root causes. Get cows back on their feet easily and fast.
- Identifies all the pathogens that matter
- Get quick results within 24h
- 7 days / week support
- Powerful lab, on-farm
WHY CHOOSE CHECK-UP
Your Farm, your Lab
More power & cost savings
What you get with check-up
- More than 50% cost savings
- Up to 70% reduction in antibiotic use
- Healthier cows
- Control over clinical mastitis
Simple & Fast
Easy to Use
- Results you can understand yourself directly
- Results within 24hr for quick decisions
- No complicated and costly outside interventions
- Powerful & independent lab, always available
- 7 day/week dedicated support team
Accurate & Comprehensive
Get all the information you need
- Check-Up identifies more mastitis causing pathogens than any other test
- Provides antibiotic resistance information
- Reduce antibiotic use
Pathogens List:
- Staphylococcus aureus
- E coli
- Strep uberis
- CNS or NAS
- Strep dysgalactiae
- Staphylococcus/Streptococcus mix.
- Strep agalactiae
- Trueperella (Arcanobacterium pyogenes)
- Enterococcus and Streptococcus-like organisms
- Bacillus
- Corynebacterium
- Micrococcus
- Klebsiella
- Enterobacter
- Serratia
- Proteus
- Pasteurella
- Pseudomonas
Even tricky ones
- Nocardia
- Prototheca
- Yeast
Money Saver, More Effective, Antimicrobial Stewardship
Calculate your direct cost savings
Number of clinical cows ?
Cows
Check-up® test unit cost?
$
Treatment cost (per course) ?
$
Clinical cases requiring treatment?
%
Clinical cases typically treated?
%
With Check-up®? | Without Testing? |
|---|---|
Diagnostic cost | |
| $220 | $0 |
Animal treated | |
| 3 Cows | 9 Cows |
Treatment cost | |
| $450 | $220 |
Total Cost | |
| $673 | $1359 |
Check-up® Savings
67%
Less Antibiotic Use
%
$
24/7 Power in your hands
CHECK-UP PROCESS
1.
Identify Mastitis Cow
- Visual
- Abnormal milk
- High SCC
- RMT/CMTs
2.
Sample Milk
- Easy sampling process: Take a milk sample from any positive quarter(s)
3.
Test
- Test milk sample and place in incubator for 24 hours
4.
Read your results
- Interpret your results directly at the farm with the easy-to-use Check-up reference manual
5.
Take Action
Now that you know what is going on, make strategic decisions:
- Care for your animal in accordance with your veterinary protocol
- Address root causes
Enjoy your results
- Healthier cows
- for less cost
- using less antibiotic treatments
If your number of mastitis cases are continually high, we recommend you do a Snapshot test to further assess the origin of your issues.
7 day / Week Farm Medix Support
- No time, or any doubts about interpretation or results?
- We will review your tests and tell you what your results are.
- Our dedicated support specialists are always available when you need them.
All in one Kit, Easy to use
Check-up Starter Kit
Everything you need to set up your on-farm lab
- Large Capacity Incubator (40 tests at once)
- Reference guide and posters
- Check-up box (10 tests)
Check-up Tutorial Video
Why choose Farm medix
Years of successful turnarounds and continuous improvements
Andrew Hardie & Helen Long
Rob Rolston
Richard Colebrook
Craig Jopp