parlour

Many farms in China have big milking parlours and often those have so many employees that the efficiency drops dramatically. Photo: Snorri Sigurdsson

28-02 | Expert opinion

Is it better to have many employees on a dairy farm?

Rumination sensors and ear tag monitoring have seen an uptick in use as they advance in capabilities. Feeding behaviour, dry matter intake and efficiency are predicted with added certainty as individual data becomes available. Photo: Canva

05-08-2022 | Article

Reviewing the power of robotics in the dairy industry

Photo: Chis McCullough

17-02-2022 | Article

Making heifers’ first-time parlour visit safe and stress-free

If cows are prepared properly before milking (called pre-milking stimulation or PS), there are many benefits. Among them are rapid milk let-down. Photo: Dr Matthias Wieland

06-09-2021 | Article

Automated stimulation of milk let-down

A 50-point GEA rotary parlour is in operation where 50 cows can be milked within 7 minutes. Photo: Parag Milk Foods Ltd

04-08-2021 | Article

India dairy: High milk output with Ayurveda therapy on-farm

Some dairy farmers also felt that their AMS required a lot of time to manage (including much time at the computer) compared with manual milking. Photo: Shutterstock

22-06-2021 | Article

Dairy farmer well-being and impacts of automation

Kibbutzim lie at the basis of Israeli agtech innovation, and more than half of the country s agtech ventures are managed by someone who grew up in a kibbutz. Photo: Martijn Knuivers

26-05-2021 | Article

From kibbutzim to the Silicon Wadi: The Israeli agtech story

Dairy Global 5: Feed strategies and key parlour decisions

07-01-2021 | News

Dairy Global 5: Feed strategies and key parlour decisions

Don t be tempted to cut corners; low bactoscans and cell counts make an important contribution to the milk price achieved, so it is in your interest to avoid common mistakes by taking action," says Alison Cox, global applications specialist, Deosan. Photo: Lex Salverda

18-12-2020 | News

Is your winter parlour hygiene routine in place?

Photo: Roodbont

04-11-2020 | News

How to have calm and happy cows in the parlour