MISCO Digital Dairy Refractometer

Description

Refractometer for Dairy & Calf Management

Easily Manage Colostrum Quality, IgG Levels, Waste Milk Solids and Dehydration in Dairy Calves.

The MISCO Digital-Dairy line of refractometers sets the standard dairy refractometers. It is explicitly designed to help dairy farmers and calf ranchers rear healthy calves. Among the many problems plaguing professional dairy farms and calf ranches are waste milk and calf milk replacer, calf dehydration, and the measurement of colostrum quality, to prevent failure of passive transfer. Rugged enough to withstand the demands of farm use, yet precise enough to give laboratory-quality readings, the MISCO Digital-Dairy Refractometers provide reliable estimates of the percent solids in waste milk, IgG blood levels, blood plasma protein concentration, colostrum quality, and calf hydration. The instruments are easy to use and require little or no training.

Application

Ideal for dairy farmers and calf ranchers, the MISCO Digital Dairy Refractometer helps monitor critical factors like colostrum quality and calf hydration, improving calf health, preventing passive transfer failure, and optimizing milk management on the farm.

Dairy & Calf Management

Note: scale #003 (BRIX) is recommended for colostrum

Additional Information

The DD-3 Digital-Dairy Refractometer will provide reliable estimates of colostrum quality (Brix method), blood serum protein concentration, percent solids in waste milk, and calf hydration. The MISCO Digital-Dairy™ refractometers are specifically designed to help professional dairy farmers and calf ranchers to rear healthy calves. They are rugged enough to withstand the demands of farm use, yet precise enough to give laboratory-quality readings.

Calf ranchers and dairy farmers will immediately recognize the importance of colostrum quality. Digital-Dairy DD-3 refractometer can test for colostrum quality using the Brix method. A measure of blood serum protein concentration level can be used as an indication of IgG passive transfer. Blood samples must be spun in a centrifuge, or allowed to sit undisturbed for 24 hours, to separate the plasma from the whole blood before testing on the refractometer.

Nonsalable waste milk has been fed to calves for many years and represents a source of nutrition that is readily available, has few other uses, and is cheaper to feed than whole milk. However, solids content and bacteria levels are two problems associated with waste milk feeding. Since the DD-3 Digital-Dairy refractometer reads directly in solids content, it only takes a few drops of milk to quickly determine the percent solids and adjust them to desired levels with calf milk replacer. Another quick test for bacterial contamination and milk spoilage can be conducted using a pH meter, also available from MISCO.

Mild dehydration can occur without symptoms until it is nearly too late. Whether due to scours or other causes, calves can lose up to six percent of their body weight in fluid before there is any visual indication of dehydration. If dehydration is caught early enough, fluid therapy can reverse it, but the key is catching it early. The large-animal urine specific gravity scale, on the DD-3 Digital-Dairy refractometer, can be used quickly identify at-risk calves.

For any test, only a couple drops of sample are necessary to fill the Digital-Dairy’s stainless-steel sample well. The sapphire measuring surface, the next hardest substance to diamond, will withstand years of wear and tear. A simple user-friendly interface consists of two buttons: one to take readings and the other to step through various menu options. A large 24-character back lit LCD display is easily read, even in dim light, while an evaporation cover helps prevent evaporation and keeps out stray light.

Protection against inaccurate readings due to temperature differences, a major concern with refractometer measurements, is assured with nonlinear temperature compensation. Temperature compensation is automatic for fluids read between 10 and 40 °C (+50 to 104 °F). Digital-Dairy refractometers can be simply calibrated with water.

Other calibration options for the MISCO range:

The MISCO brand can be calibrated to measure many different parameters. Below is a range of calibration options. If any of these meet your requirements, please email us for a formal quotation.

30810440VP 0-30 Units Scale# 308 Unit of Measure: 0-30 Unit Arbitrary Scale Range: 0 to 30 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	358Acetic Acid % v/v Scale# 358 Unit of Measure: % v/v Range: 0 to 55 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.25	357Acetic Acid % w/w Scale# 357 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 64 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.25	360Acetic Acid (D20/20) Scale# 360 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.0689 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.00029	359Acetic Acid (g/ml) Scale# 359 Unit of Measure: Density (g/ml) Range: 0.995 to 1.0650 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0002
318Ammonium Chloride (g/cm3) Scale# 318 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) Range: 0.9982 to 1.0874 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0002	316Ammonium Chloride % w/w Scale# 316 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 24 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	319Ammonium Chloride (D20/20) Scale# 319 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.0000 to 1.0693 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0002	311Ammonium Hydroxide % v/v Scale# 311 Unit of Measure: % v/v Range: 0 to 38 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	310Ammonium Hydroxide % w/w Scale# 310 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 30 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1
084Calcium Chloride (ppt) Scale# 084 Unit of Measure: Parts Per Thousands (ppt) Range: 0 to 400 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 1	083Calcium Chloride Freeze °C Scale# 083 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °C Range: 0 to -54 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	082Calcium Chloride Freeze °F Scale# 082 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °F Range: +32 to -65 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	085Calcium Chloride g/100 grams Scale# 085 Unit of Measure: g/100 grams Range: 0 to 49 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	097Cat Urine % Solids Scale# 097 Unit of Measure: % Solids Range: 0 to 30 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1
167Brake Fluid DOT3 HT Boil °C Scale# 167 Unit of Measure: Boiling Point °C Range: 107 to 252 Resolution: 1 Precision: 5 °C	063Brake Fluid DOT3HT % H20 Scale# 063 Unit of Measure: % Water Range: 0 to 6 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.5	064Brake Fluid DOT3HT Boil °F Scale# 064 Unit of Measure: Boiling Point °F Range: 225 to 558 Resolution: 1 Precision: 10 °F	065Brake Fluid DOT4 % H20 Scale# 065 Unit of Measure: % Water Range: 0 to 6 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.5	066Brake Fluid DOT4 Boil °C Scale# 066 Unit of Measure: Boiling Point °C Range: 143 to 278 Resolution: 1 Precision: 5°C
575CDRN_SYRUP HF 55, % Dry Sub. Scale# 575 Unit of Measure: % Dry Substance Range: 10 to 85 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: .1	442CTherm Slush °C Scale# 442 Unit of Measure: % v/v Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: .5	444CTherm Slush Point °C Scale# 444 Unit of Measure: Slush Point °C Range: 0 to -64 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	443CTherm Slush Point °F Scale# 443 Unit of Measure: Slush Point °F Range: +32 to -83 Resolution: 1 Precision: 2	580BG Boil 760 mm Hg Scale# 586 Unit of Measure: Boiling Point 760 mm Hg Range: 100 to 180 Resolution: 1 Precision: 2
247DowFrost HD (PG) % v/v Scale# 247 Unit of Measure: % v/v Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	246DowFrost HD (PG) % w/w Scale# 246 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	248DowFrost HD (PG) Freeze °C Scale# 248 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °C Range: 0 to -51 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	249DowFrost HD (PG) Freeze °F Scale# 249 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °F Range: +32 to -60 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	263DowTherm 4000 % v/v Scale# 263 Unit of Measure: % v/v Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1
684Ethanol % v/v @ 60 °F > Scale# 684 Unit of Measure: % v/v @ 60 °F > Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: .25	031Ethanol % v/v 20°C < Scale# 031 Unit of Measure: % v/v @ 20 °C < Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.2 / 0.2 / 1.0	036Ethanol % v/v 20°C > Scale# 036 Unit of Measure: % v/v @ 20 °C > Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.25	032Ethanol % w/w < Scale# 032 Unit of Measure: % w/w < Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.2 / 0.2 / 1.0	037Ethanol % w/w > Scale# 037 Unit of Measure: % w/w > Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.5
300Ethylene Glycol Boil °F Scale# 300 Unit of Measure: Boiling Point °F Range: 212 to 305 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	014Ethylene Glycol Freeze °C Scale# 014 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °C Range: 0 to -59 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	013Ethylene Glycol Freeze °F Scale# 013 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °F Range: +32 to -79 Resolution: 1 Precision: 2	862Formaldehyde/Methanediol %w/w Scale# 862 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 102 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	052Fructose % w/w Scale# 052 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 85 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1
101Guinea Pig Urine (D20/20) Scale# 101 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.0000 to 1.0600 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0005	102Guinea Pig Urine % Solids Scale# 102 Unit of Measure: % Solids Range: 0 to 21 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.5	325Honey % Moisture Scale# 325 Unit of Measure: % Moisture Range: 13 to 30 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.06	324Honey % Soluble Solids Scale# 324 Unit of Measure: % Soluble Solids Range: 75 to 87 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.06	327Honey (g/cm3) Scale# 327 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) Range: 1.359 to 1.443 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.0005
631Hydrochloric Acid % w/w Scale# 631 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 20 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 1	457Hydrochloric Acid (D20/20) Scale# 457 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.120 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.0005	156Hydrochloric Acid (g/cm3) Scale# 156 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) Range: 0.998 to 1.198 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.0005	633Hydrogen Peroxide % w/w Scale# 633 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 2	054Invert Sugar % w/w Scale# 054 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 85 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1
448Lithium Chloride (g/cm3) Scale# 448 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) Range: 996 to 1.179 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: .0005	099LRG Animal Urine % Solids Scale# 099 Unit of Measure: % Solids Range: 0 to 11 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	098LRG Animal Urine (D20/20) Scale# 098 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.065 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0005	100LRG Animal Urine Solids (g/L) Scale# 100 Unit of Measure: Solids (g/L) Range: 0 to 11.5 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	086Magnesium Chloride % w/w Scale# 086 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 30 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1
199Mannitol % w/w Scale# 199 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 15 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	200Mannitol (D20/20) Scale# 200 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.055 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.0005	201Mannitol Solute g/L Scale# 201 Unit of Measure: Solute g/L Range: 0 to 158 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	306Maple Syrup < 30 °C BRIX Scale# 306 Unit of Measure: BRIX Range: 0 to 85 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	304Maple Syrup < 86 °F BRIX Scale# 304 Unit of Measure: BRIX Range: 0 to 85 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1
661MW Fluid Factor (Brix x 2.77) Scale# 661 Unit of Measure: Fluid Factor (Brix x 2.77) Range: 0 to 100 Units Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.25	651MW Fluid Factor (Brix x 3.11) Scale# 651 Unit of Measure: Fluid Factor (Brix x 3.11) Range: 0 to 100 Units Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.3	159Nitric Acid % w/w Scale# 159 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 40 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.15	460Nitric Acid (D20/20) Scale# 160 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.2466 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	458Nitric Acid (g/cm3) Scale# 158 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) Range: 1.000 to 1.2466 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001
328Phosphoric Acid % w/w Scale# 328 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 40 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	331Phosphoric Acid (D20/20) Scale# 331 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.256 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	330Phosphoric Acid (g/cm3) Scale# 330 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) Range: 0.998 to 1.254 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	364Polyethylene Glycol % v/v Scale# 364 Unit of Measure: % v/v Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.5	341Potassium Acetate % w/w Scale# 341 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 60 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.12
345Potassium Acetate Freeze °F Scale# 345 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °F Range: +32 to -75 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	366Potassium Bromide (D20/20) Scale# 366 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.3613 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	365Potassium Bromide (g/ml) Scale# 365 Unit of Measure: Density (g/ml) Range: 998 to 1.3788 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	368Potassium Bromide Freeze °C Scale# 368 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °C Range: 0 to -17 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	367Potassium Bromide Freeze °F Scale# 367 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °F Range: +32 to 1 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1
103Rabbit Urine (D20/20) Scale# 103 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.0000 to 1.084 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0005	104Rabbit Urine % Solids Scale# 104 Unit of Measure: % Solids Range: 0 to 19 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	057Seawater % w/w Scale# 057 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 15.5 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	670Seawater (D 25/25) Scale# 670 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D 25/25) Range: 1.0000 to 1.0626 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.001	058Seawater (D20/20) Scale# 058 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D 20/20) Range: 1.0000 to 1.1180 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.001
059Seawater (ppt) Scale# 059 Unit of Measure: Parts per Thousand (ppt) Range: 0 to 155 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	173Seawater (PSU) Scale# 173 Unit of Measure: Practical Salinity Units (PSU) Range: 0 to 155 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	673Seawater 25 °C (mS/cm) Scale# 673 Unit of Measure: Conductivity @ 25C (mS/cm) Range: 0 to 80 Resolution: 0.1  Precision: 0.5	180Seawater Chlorinity (ppt) Scale# 180 Unit of Measure: Chlorinity (ppt) Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.5	174Seawater Sigma-t @ 15°C Scale# 174 Unit of Measure: Density Sigma-t @ 15°C Range: 0 to 40 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.5
154Sodium Hydroxide (D20/20) Scale# 154 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.4325 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	449Sodium Hydroxide (D80/80°F) Scale# 449 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (80°F) Range: 1.000 to 1.428 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	153Sodium Hydroxide (g/cm3) Scale# 153 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) Range: 0.998 to 1.430 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	452Sodium Nitrate % w/w Scale# 452 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 40 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 1	454Sodium Nitrate (D20/20) Scale# 454 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.3199 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001
332Splenda – Consumer % w/w Scale# 332 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 1 to 45 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	336Sucralose – Pure % w/w Scale# 336 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 20 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	634SUCROSE – ASH Content % w/w Scale# 634 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: .0000 to .3400 Resolution: 0.01 Precision: .001	436Sucrose (D 20/20) Scale# 436 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D 20/20) Range: 1.0000 to 1.4147 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0001	437Sucrose (g/cm3) Scale# 437 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) Range: 0.998 to 1.4119 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0004
782Sulfuric Acid (D95/95°F) Scale# 782 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (95°F) Range: 1.000 to 1.462 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	119Sulfuric Acid (g/cm3) 20 °C Scale# 119 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) 20 °C Range: 0.998 to 1.496 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.001	179SW Conductivity 15 °C (m S/cm) Scale# 179 Unit of Measure: Conductivity @ 15C (mS/cm) Range: 0 to 89.9 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.5	178SW Conductivity 20 °C (mS/cm) Scale# 178 Unit of Measure: Conductivity @ 20C (mS/cm) Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.5	382Triethylene Glycol % v/v Scale# 382 Unit of Measure: % v/v Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.2
386Triethylene Glycol (D 20/20) Scale# 386 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D 20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.1255 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0002	387Triethylene Glycol (g/cm3) Scale# 387 Unit of Measure: Density (g/cm3) Range: 0.998 to 1.1235 Resolution: 0.0001 Precision: 0.0002	692Triethylene Glycol (H20 % w/w) Scale# 692 Unit of Measure: % w/w Range: 0 to 100 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: .12	385Triethylene Glycol Freeze °C Scale# 385 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °C Range: 0 to -35 Resolution: 1 Precision: 0.25	384Triethylene Glycol Freeze °F Scale# 384 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °F Range: +32 to -31 Resolution: 1 Precision: 0.5
190Urea (ppt) Scale# 190 Unit of Measure: Parts Per Thousands (ppt) Range: 0 to 460 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1	189Urea Freeze Point °C Scale# 189 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °C Range: 0 to -17 Resolution: 1 Precision: 0.1	188Urea Freeze Point °F Scale# 188 Unit of Measure: Freeze Point °F Range: +32 to 0 Resolution: 1 Precision: 0.1	194Wine – ABV % v/v (OH) Scale# 194 Unit of Measure: % v/v Range: 0 to 30 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.25	122Wine (D20/20) Scale# 122 Unit of Measure: Specific Gravity (D20/20) Range: 1.000 to 1.130 Resolution: 0.001 Precision: 0.0005
129Wine Oechsle Scale# 125 Unit of Measure: Oechsle Range: 0 to 129 Resolution: 1 Precision: 0.3	120Wine KMW Scale# 126 Unit of Measure: KMW Range: 0 to 25.2 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	121Wine Plato Scale# 121 Unit of Measure: Plato Range: 0 to 30 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	128Wine Potential Alcohol (% v/v) Scale# 128 Unit of Measure: Potential Alcohol (% v/v) Range: 0 to 18 Resolution: 0.1 Precision: 0.1	130Wine Sugar Content g/kg Scale# 130 Unit of Measure: Sugar Content g/kg Range: 0 to 273 Resolution: 1 Precision: 1

 

 

 

Additional information

Weight	1 kg
Dimensions	15 × 8 × 5 cm