Automatic Milking Systems and Automatic Milk Sampler/Trays

Obligation

All ICAR certified AMS must be tagged with a customised non-removable label issued by ICAR.

Overview of ICAR certification of automatic milking systems (AMS) and automatic milk sampler

The table below reported in this web page represents the ICAR-certified combinations of AMS (automatic/robotic milking systems) and automatic milk sampler or trays. These certified combinations are based on official ICAR-testing of the specific combinations that was conducted at one of the ICAR Test Centres. For reference, the ICAR guidelines identify that the certification of a recording device includes testing the specific combination of the AMS and automatic milk sampler or tray (please refer to ICAR Guidelines Section 11.4.4 Automatic milk recording systems).

Therefore, ICAR-certification is restricted to the specific combination only, not to the individual components of the combination.

The certification of an AMS model or version with a specific automatic milk sampler/tray does not extend that approval to later versions or models of the AMS system from the same manufacturer. Likewise, the certification of a later or alternate version of an automatic milk sampler/tray with earlier versions/models of an AMS system is not automatically extended and requires either review or a modified ICAR test to ensure delivery of representative milk samples. Further, there may be specific modifications to either the AMS or automatic milk sampler/tray required as part of the ICAR-certification of an AMS and automatic milk sampler/tray combination. These modifications may include physical changes to AMS components, adapters for automatic milk sampler, and/or software upgrades.

For more information on the ICAR testing process or required modifications, please contact Steven Sievert , the Chair of the Recording and Sampling Devices Sub-Committee.

ICAR-certified AMS and automatic milk sampler/tray combinations

As a courtesy, those combinations under ICAR test at the present time are represented in the following table; however ICAR certification is not granted nor implied on those combinations under test at any time. Users of this table are encouraged to check this page regularly for the most current ICAR certifications.

This table contains additional resources in addition to the list of ICAR-certified combinations. To see a more detailed picture of the automatic milk sampler/tray, please click on the thumbnail in the table. The manufacturer’s manual (where available) for each automatic milk sampler/tray may be viewed by clicking on the name of that automatic milk sampler/tray. Further, if there are required modifications for a specific combination, that information may be found by clicking on the status in the table for that specific combination.