Dairy Spares has introduced the Trusti Pasteur Pro – a new hi-tech unit for the pasteurisation of colostrum – to the UK market.
Developed by New Zealand company Antahi, this is an easy-to-use automated system for accurately and safely pasteurising colostrum in Trusti colostrum bags.
Users can choose from seven different programs for heating, cooling, thawing and warming. For example, one program heats colostrum to 60C for 60 minutes to achieve pasteurisation and then cools it down to 39C for feeding to the calf. Another program cools it further for storage.
The Pasteur Pro also includes a quick-thaw program where frozen colostrum can be quickly thawed in pre-heated water. Thawing a frozen 4.0-litre Trusti bag of colostrum will then take just 20 minutes (and even less time for 2.0-litre bags). Thus a new-born calf can receive its first feed sooner.
The Pasteur Pro unit can be easily connected to a mains water supply or it can be manually filled. It can handle up to eight litres of colostrum held in Trusti bags, for example two 4.0-litre bags or four 2.0-litre bags. These are placed on a rack inside the unit that enables water to circulate constantly to heat or cool them.
The water temperature is very stable and will fluctuate only a minimal amount around the set temperature. This is achieved thanks to the high accuracy of the thermometers, the insulated unit and the unique Trusti Pasteur programming.
The Trusti Pasteur Pro is supplied as a complete colostrum-handling system and it also includes equipment for feeding the calf directly from the bag. Two options are included: a standard teat and cap attachment to the bag; and a Trusti Tuber and cap attachment.
The Trusti Pasteur Pro system consists of: a lidded water-bath unit with accurate in-built thermometers; three 4.0-litre and three 2.0-litre Trusti Colostrum Bags; metal support frame to ensure good flow of water around the bags; a Trusti Tuber mouthpiece, tube and cap; a teat and cap; a quick set-up guide; water drainage tube and quick connector; marker pen for recording dam’s details and dates onto colostrum bags; and a cleaning brush to allow thorough cleaning of the colostrum bags which are re-usable.
With a recommended retail price of £2,495+VAT (correct at February 2023), the Trusti Pasteur Pro is available through Dairy Spares’ nationwide network of stockists
