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To pool, coordinate resources and means, and carry out together activities of common interest in the service of dairy farmers

To generate new traits and phenotypes for the upgrade of management indicators and breeding values

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SESAM Project

SESAM Project

SESAM aims at providing innovative framework conditions to boost competitiveness of Alpine dairy farming while at the same time preserving traditional and culturally relevant structures of [...]

MIR tools to detect ketosis in Austria

MIR tools to detect ketosis in Austria

25 February 2021

The ZAR seminar organized by Rinderzucht Austria will take place on March 10th and 11th 2021. The main theme is “Strategies to get stable dairy cows on the metabolic point of view – [...]

Cancellation of April ring test – May ring test running

Cancellation of April ring test – May ring test running

Due to the current Covid 19 pandemia,workers in Belgium have to stay at home as much as possible and reduce their work to the legal mandatory aspects. As MIR standardization is not a legal [...]

HappyMoo project: a scientific meeting in the mountains

HappyMoo project: a scientific meeting in the mountains

In the beginning of March, the partners of the HappyMoo project met in Zug, Switzerland. This was the moment to present all working groups’ work and to discuss the future of the different [...]

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Standardization of MIR

Standardization of MIR spectral data at the source
Across milk labs and brands of FT-MIR spectrometers
Service delivering for members or customers

Prediction service

New management indicators and decision making tools

Transnational database

with dairy cows’ data. Including MIR spectra

Support between members

Levelling upwards

membership

13

Milk Recording Organizations

0

Countries

5118550

recorded dairy cows

65000

farms

Standardization of MIR milk spectra

Total 115

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Clients

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STANDARDISATION OF MIR SPECTROMETERS ACROSS OPTIMIR NETWORK

The triple objective is to obtain similar spectra overtime, across models of machine, and across brands of machine. The network is comprised with around 65 MIR spectrometers in 25 milk laboratories.

We’ve proven that the standardisation of machines is mandatory :

To constitute a common database with spectral data from different sources.
To develop equations or models able to be applied on every machines of the network.
Example: a University has built a model by using non-standardized spectra. This model is accurate only on the machine that the University used, and as soon as no disturbances
To obtain the right predictions on every machine of the network whatever the brand or model of spectrometers, and whatever the disturbances over time.
Example: a MRO utilises non-standardized spectra to get predicted values from an OptiMIR equations ⇒ the predicted values obtained are completely wrong.

The OptiMIR network involves Milk Recording Organisations and Research Partners. It’s an innovative framework for the development of dairy farm management tools based on MIR technology.

OPTIMIR MODELS AND EQUATIONS

Available predictive equations (2015) :

Milk concentrations of Ca, P, Na, K, Mg
Milk concentrations of Fatty Acids (e.g. C10, C12, C14, C18:1cis9…)
Milk concentrations of BHB, Acetone and Citrate
Methane emissions
Warning indicator of sub-clinical ketosis based on milk BHB and Acetone

Predictive equation in progress and expected soon :

Warning indicator of energy deficit based on milk BHB, Acetone, Citrate, C10, C12, C14 and C18:1cisC9
Warning indicator of sub-clinical ketosis based on spectral variations
Warning indicator of disturbed energy balance based on spectral variations

Predictive equation in progress and expected in longer term :

Pregnancy monitoring tool based on spectral variations
Warning indicator of sub-clinical acidosis based on spectral variations
Warning indicator of disturbed energy balance based on spectral variations