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Securit'Lait identification leg bands for dairy cows: let us help you ensure the quality of your milk!
Secure milking at low cost!
With Sécurit'Lait !
That's Sécurit'Lait!
A sufficient income for a dairy farmer is the ultimate goal.
And believe me, as a former dairy farmer, that's what motivated me to invent Sécurit'Lait!
Securit'Lait won the Prize of Innovation at the Breton agricultural show SPACE in 1996.
Since then, dairy cows have not changed!
Our dairy cows haven't changed a bit since then!
They still have 4 teats, mastitis, treatments, a colostrum period and a dry period, when inhibitor accidents happen.
They still have 4 teats, mastitis, treatments, a colostrum period and a dry period, when inhibitor accidents happen. So think about your income... in the end, that's what matters, doesn't it?
To guarantee your milk meets the highest quality standards, use our innovative and reliable leg band system to identify your dairy cows
When it comes to quality milk production, as in many other areas, the simple things in life often provide the best results.
As dairy farmers, we are often offered a range of very theoretical solutions to our problems.
Without my own experience of the concrete realities of dairy farming, I would probably never have had the idea for the Sécurit'Lait leg band system with its simple 4-colour identification system for keeping track of a dairy herd. Now, in response to requests from dairy farmers, a blue Sécurit'Lait leg band has been added to the range. It identifies cows producing lower value milk or with a high cell count.
During my agricultural studies, I also did some relief milking work.
Soon I started to run an organisation for relief workers in the dairy sector.
The problem of identifying cows treated with antibiotics was a constant topic of discussion among workers in the industry. Insulating tape on their tails, crayon marking, string and Velcro bands were all tested as ways of identifying the animals in question. But none of these solutions really stood the test of time as the animals moved around or rubbed against the walls of their stables and the grass in their fields.
The process for passing on instructions and information was also complicated.
Some milestones
In search for a solution
The quality requirements of dairies call for ever greater vigilance during milking.
During my agricultural studies, on work placements and then as a replacement on farms, I was confronted with this need for detailed monitoring.
Observations and reflections
Volunteer secretary of a replacement association, the reliable marking of dairy cows is one of the concerns of the association and its employees.
Inventing Sécurit'Lait
On my farm, my wife Luce and I are faced with the problem of unreliable marking systems for dairy cows. Simple Velcro fastenings on the legs, tape on the tail, a pencil mark on the thigh - nothing is reliable.
We had the idea of creating a wide bracelet with a buckle return. Like a belt, in fact. We're doing our first prototype tests on our herd of dairy cows, made up of Holsteins and Montbéliardes.
Interesting because of the different sizes of cannon bone, which is good for achieving perfect dimensions, with the right length for hooks and loops.
Lab tests eventually found the optimum compromise of 100 DaN or 100 kgs of resistance.
We patent Sécurit'Lait
August : we are applying for a patent on this concept of legbands for marking milking cows.
October : First contract signed with CANA, now TERRENA, followed by a purchase contract with BESNIER, now LACTALIS.
We win the Breton Agricultural show Innov'Space
At the Agricultural Show SPACE we win the innovation award!
This award recognise the crucial need for a solid, reliable legband for dairy cows
Product improvement
Our manufacturing process is not always consistent in terms of quality. We are reviewing the manufacturing process and changing manufacturers.
What makes it strong is the quality of the nylon material, the polymer buckle or loop and the welds.
The quality of the dye baths means they can be machine washed.
Board with 4 colours
We launch the production of a table with 4 colours based on a colour code for monitoring a dairy herd. We improve the board. Covered in Velleda film, it is easier to erase and lasts longer.
Sécurit'Lait, a benchmark
Virtually the entire dairy industry references Sécurit'Lait, with milk technicians appreciating the opportunity to offer Sécurit'Lait, particularly when there is a conflict with a milk producer faced with inhibitors in their milk or a lack of quality.
Sécurit’Lait is available in most of the many professional agriculture shops.
Collaboration with the main French dairy organsiation
First contract with CNIEL (Centre National Interprofessionnel de l'Économie Laitière). The Board of Directors, made up of milk producers and representatives of industrial dairy groups and cooperatives, asked us to support them in a campaign to prevent inhibitors in milk.
A long-lasting partnership with CNIEL
This will be followed by several CNIEL campaigns (2019, 2022), which will include colours other than fluorescent pink, in response to the various problems faced by milkers.
Securit'Lait leg bands a simple reliable system for milk quality and great peace of mind
Based on these two observations, I started to think about the best solution for this problem.
I designed and created different kinds of leg bands which I tested on my herd.
The leg bands had to be adapted to different breeds of dairy cow and different leg widths as these can vary substantially from one breed to another.
The prototype in which the leg band doubled back through a buckle seemed an interesting idea. The fact it ran through a loop meant it could adjust to different widths, much like a belt.
The combination of a buckle and an adhesive band proved successful.
After several months, the leg bands were still attached to my dairy cows.
Compared to a simple Velcro band, the principle of having the leg band double back through a buckle provided much greater resistance and made the leg bands much harder to tear off.
I patented my design in August 1995.
In September 1996, the Securit’Lait system was awarded the INNOV’SPACE prize.
Tensile tests performed in a laboratory confirmed the Sécurit'Lait leg band’s resistance:
Average resistance to tear: 23 daN for an older-style leg band with 5cm of contact and 100 daN for a Securit’Lait band. (1 daN = 1 kg)
Tips and tricks
Inhibitors identifying cows and passing on information efficiently
The problems of milk quality and inhibitors arises due to antibiotic treatment, dry cows and colostrum periods.
Certain dairy cows also need specific monitoring.
Thanks to a whiteboard and four colour codes, Sécurit'Lait provides an easy solution to each of these situations, allowing you to keep track of your cows and for information to circulate easily among milkers and other people helping out (relief workers, neighbours, etc.).
Additionally, a blue leg band identifies cows producing lower value milk or with a high cell count.
Thanks to this system, you can save in time and efficiency, rather than writing down information laboriously in a notebook.
The colour code system is easy to follow and ensures everyone is on the same page!
Today, thousands of Sécurit'Lait boards are set up in dairy farms internationally and thousands of dairy farms are using our secure leg bands.
Sécurit'Lait offers a simple, efficient and inexpensive solution to make dairy farmers’ lives easier.
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