Neonatal piglets lack immunoglobulins at birth. Sufficient colostrum intake (CI) and immunoglobulin absorption are essential for an appropriate passive transfer of immunity via the colostrum. Most methods to measure in serum labour-intensive, expensive or imprecise not designed on-farm use. The present diagnostic test study evaluated digital Brix refractometry neonatal suggest thresholds differ...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional composition (fat, total protein, casein, defatted dry extract, solids and vitamin A), refractometry pH Jersey cow colostrum correlations between Brix degree constituents. Colostrum samples were collected from in fifth milking after calving. Samples identified refrigerated until analysis. Data subjected analysis variance a descriptive a...

A digital microfluidic architecture is introduced for micron-scale localized fluid actuation and in in-situ optical sensing. Contemporary device integration challenges related to localization and device scalability are overcome through the introduction of a bi-layered digital microfluidic multiplexer. Trinary inputs are applied through differential combinations of voltage signals between upper ...