Terry Hopper General Manager
PCDart
and Pocket Dairy
PCDart
and Pocket Dairy are dairy management programs designed and maintained by Dairy
Records Management Systems (DRMS). Service and Support are provided by Dairy Lab
Services and by DRMS - Ames office, located at Iowa State University.
Lab
Information
Dairy
Lab Services is subject to and meets the requirements of the following
regulatory agencies: Food and Drug Administration, Iowa Dept. of Agriculture,
Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources, Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance, National
Dairy Herd Improvement Association. Trained qualified technicians perform
Component and Quality Analysis of milk samples. Components are tested for:
Butterfat, Protein, Somatic Cell Count, Lactose, Other Solids, Total Solids,
Added Water and Milk Urea Nitrogen (MUN). Quality analysis of milk samples are
tested for Plate Loop Count, Preliminary Incubation, Cryoscope, Sediment,
Antibiotic, Direct Microscope SCC, Coliform (Water) and Nitrates (Water).
Other analysis of milk samples includes: Mastitis Cultures (Including
Staph aureus, Strep ag, Non-ag strep species and E.coli), Pro-Staph Elisa Test
and Johne's Milk Elisa Test. Beyond
the actual laboratory analysis, DLS can provide a variety of other services upon
request: Barcodes - printing and scanning, Weight tickets - entry and recording,
State reports - compiling and filing, Results delivery - mail, fax or email.
Many of these services can be customized to meet your needs.
For
information regarding lab results, lab costs and tests performed
contact Dawn
Funk 1-800-747-7421 Ext.107
Dairy
Lab Services (DLS) is a certified meter repair and calibration facility of Tru-Test
and Waikato Milk Meters. Annually, every milk meter is water tested to ensure it
conforms to the stringent ICAR standards for
milk yield and composition. DLS
meets the requirements established in the Council on Dairy Breeding Auditing Procedures for
Meter Centers and Technicians. Every two years, Quality
Certification Services conducts an on-site audit at DLS to insure that the
meter center and meter repair technicians conform to the councils' requirements.
For more information on Tru-Test
or Waikato Milk Meters call Dairy Lab Services for prices and
information.
Billing
For
questions regarding your bill or pricing information
contact Scott Petsche - Finance Manager 1-800-747-7421 Ext.103
Courier
Route
In
addition to samples arriving via the Postal Service, UPS and FedEx, DLS has a
courier route service that picks up samples and delivers supplies six nights a
week. DLS has four routes, 3 that depart and travel throughout eastern Iowa and
SW Wisconsin and 1 route that runs throughout the Northern part of Illinois. On
average, each Dairy Lab vehicle logs about 100,000 miles annually. For
information regarding our courier route service contact Scott Petsche.