Solutions

Real-Time Milk Intelligence for the Entire Dairy Value Chain

From the parlor to the processor, Labby's optical analysis platform delivers lab-grade data where and when decisions happen.

Who We Serve

Built for every stakeholder in dairy

Different roles, different metrics, one platform. Labby adapts to what matters most to you.

Dairy Farmers

Know every cow, every milking — without lab delays

Whether you're running 50 cows or 5,000+, Labby replaces monthly DHI samples with continuous, cow-level insight. Detect health issues early, optimize feed rations in days instead of weeks, and stop guessing about milk quality.

  • Catch subclinical mastitis 2–5 days before visible symptoms
  • Real-time fat, protein, lactose, and SCC — every cow, every milking
  • Works in robotic, parallel, rotary, and herringbone parlors
  • Reduce DHI technician labor by up to 2/3
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Processors & Coops

Quality control that starts at the cow, not the loading dock

By the time milk reaches your plant, it's too late to fix composition or quality issues. Labby gives processors and cooperatives real-time visibility into supplier milk — before the tank truck leaves the farm.

  • Pre-screen incoming milk for SCC, fat, protein, and adulteration
  • Reduce off-spec loads and penalty milk
  • Enable component-based pricing at the farm level
  • Integrate with existing LIMS and quality management systems
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Animal Health & Vets

Diagnose faster. Treat smarter. Prove outcomes.

Labby turns milk composition into a continuous health signal. Veterinarians and animal health companies can use real-time SCC, fat-to-protein ratios, and lactose trends to identify at-risk animals, guide treatment protocols, and validate outcomes with data — not guesswork.

  • Monitor subclinical mastitis prevalence across herds
  • Track post-treatment recovery with milking-by-milking SCC data
  • Identify metabolic stress via fat-to-protein ratio shifts
  • Support antimicrobial stewardship with targeted diagnostics
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Animal Genetics

Phenotype at scale. Prove genetic merit with continuous data.

Monthly test-day records give you snapshots. Labby gives you the full movie. Continuous milk composition data lets genetic companies and breeding programs phenotype production and health traits with unprecedented granularity — across lactations, seasons, and environments.

  • Capture daily phenotypes for fat, protein, SCC, and lactose
  • Power genomic evaluations with higher-frequency data
  • Identify elite genetics earlier in lactation
  • Track heritable health traits like mastitis resistance
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Animal Feed

Prove your feed works — with real-time milk data

Feed is the single largest cost in dairy. Labby lets feed companies and nutritionists close the feedback loop between ration changes and milk response. Instead of waiting weeks for DHIA results, see fat and protein shifts within 48 hours of a diet change.

  • Correlate ration adjustments to milk composition changes in near real-time
  • Validate feed additives and supplements with continuous data
  • Help customers optimize feed-to-component efficiency
  • Differentiate your products with measurable ROI data
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Solution Areas

One platform. Six critical capabilities.

Labby's real-time data drives measurable improvement across the areas that matter most to your operation.

Mastitis Management

Detect subclinical mastitis 2–5 days before clinical signs appear. Continuous SCC monitoring identifies infected quarters early, enabling targeted treatment, lower antibiotic use, and dramatically reduced culling. The average farm loses $100–200 per cow annually to mastitis — Labby cuts that in half.

Up to 60% reduction in treatment costs

Feed Optimization

Know within hours — not weeks — if a ration change is working. Real-time fat and protein data lets nutritionists fine-tune diets based on actual milk response, not historical averages. Optimize feed conversion, maximize component premiums, and cut waste from the largest expense on the farm.

48-hour feedback on ration changes

Methane Management

Milk fat composition is a validated proxy for enteric methane emissions. Labby enables dairies to monitor methane output at the individual cow level without expensive gas chambers, supporting carbon credit programs and sustainability reporting with auditable, continuous data.

Cow-level emissions monitoring

Transition Cow Management

The dry-off-to-peak-lactation window is where cows are most vulnerable. Labby tracks fat-to-protein ratios, SCC spikes, and lactose dips to flag metabolic stress, ketosis risk, and immune suppression in early lactation — giving you a head start on intervention.

Early detection of metabolic risk

Genetic Selection

Monthly test-day records miss the variation that matters. Labby's continuous phenotyping captures daily milk composition profiles, enabling breeding programs to identify elite genetics earlier, validate sire proofs faster, and select for traits like mastitis resistance with real data.

Daily phenotyping vs. monthly snapshots

Dairy Data Management

Labby's MilKey platform consolidates all milk data — composition, health signals, yield, and cow identity — into a single dashboard with automated ICAR-compliant reporting. Export to your herd management software, LIMS, or ERP. One source of truth, zero manual entry.

ICAR-compliant automated reporting
The Hardware

A complete inline testing system

Labby's compact spectrometer technology generates lab-grade, real-time milk composition analysis at the point of milking.

Inline Fat & Protein Analyzer

Continuous composition analysis for every cow at every milking. Installs directly on milk lines.

Inline SCC Analyzer

Real-time somatic cell count at the cow level. The earliest warning system for mastitis.

Milk Meter & Sampler

Precision milk yield measurement with integrated sampling for lab or on-farm analysis.

Cow ID System

Automatic cow identification links every measurement to the individual animal. No manual entry.

The Software

MilKey: Your dairy intelligence hub

All your milk data — composition, health, yield, and identity — in one platform. MilKey turns raw sensor output into actionable insight, with dashboards, alerts, and export tools built for how dairy people actually work.

  • Real-time dashboards for herd and cow-level metrics
  • Automated alerts for SCC spikes, composition shifts, and outliers
  • ICAR-compliant reporting and data export
  • Integrates with major herd management software
  • Cloud-based with on-farm edge processing
MilKey platform dashboard showing real-time herd data

Find the right solution for your operation

Our team will help you design the right setup for your herd, your goals, and your budget.