The Dairy Cow Milking Machine

By Asst Editor Dave T, on May 4th, 2011

The basic layouts of milking machines include:

Milk collection in a bucket placed next to the cow; Pipeline systems in which cows are milked in a cowshed and the milk flows to a central collection tank; Parlor systems in which all the equipment is centralized and cows come to the parlor for milking. Despite . . . → Read More: The Dairy Cow Milking Machine

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Principles of Dairy Cattle Milking

By Asst Editor Dave T, on April 20th, 2011

MILKING IS A TEAM EFFORT BETWEEN THE COW, THE MACHINE AND THE OPERATOR (OR THE CALF)

Milking is the act of collecting milk after proper stimulation of a cow to release milk from the udder. Collecting milk from a cow involves much more than a mechanical extraction. Essentially, milking is a team effort in . . . → Read More: Principles of Dairy Cattle Milking

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