A New Milking Technology: “Stimulactor” For Lactating Camels

Kaskous, Shehadeh

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“…Thus, successful milking really requires perfectly fitting liners for milking machines and animal welfare of the entire herd. The new results showed that the use of the new liner "Stimulor ® StressLess" (Siliconform, Germany) on a cow farm in Austria led to a significant increase in milk yield in all stages of lactation [24] (Figure 3).…”

Section: Influence Of Teat Cup Liners On the Milking Processmentioning

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“…It is noteworthy that each individual milking stimulates keratin growth in the teat canal to replace the keratin lost during milking [27]. If an unsuitable milking machine or misfitting teat liners are used for a long period, the milking machine attacks the teat end tissue, forms a ring of callus around the teat opening causing hyperkeratosis [24,30,35,37]. In addition, it has been observed that increased strength and thickness of the teat wall occurs as a result of congestion and oedema [37].…”

Section: Influence Of the Teat Cup Liners On Teat Condition And Udder...mentioning

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“…Many lactating animal farms have different teat sizes and teat shapes in their herds. With large teats, the liners often close tightly and strain the tissue in the teat, while with small teats, air gets into the teat cup and the cluster falls [24]. However, problems with teat cup attachment or poor adhesion to the teat during milking can result in milk particles splashing back onto the teat at high speed and becoming a source of infection if unsuitable liners are used.…”

Section: Influence Of Teat Cup Liners On the Milking Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Interestingly, it was reported that Siliconform's milking philosophy is to increase the milk yield, improve the quality, protect animal welfare, and reduce production costs. Therefore, the milking machines "MultiLactor" for cows and "StimuLactor" for camels were developed [24]. Field studies have shown that cows on the farm remained healthy with a MultiLactor quarterindividual milking system throughout the study period.…”

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“…Furthermore, when the lactating animals are milked, the teat cup liner is the immediate interface between the technical aggregate of the milking machine and the highly sensitive organ, the teat skin. Therefore, the liner and milking machine settings have a significant influence on the duration of milk removal, the degree of udder emptying, the maintenance of udder health and finally, on the overall quality of the raw milk [14,15,24,[26][27][28]. In the following, the importance of the milking machine settings and liner design for optimal milking performance and welfare of the lactating animals are summarized and discussed.…”

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Milking Machine Settings and Liner Design Are Important to Improve Milking Efficiency and Lactating Animal Welfare—Technical Note

Kaskous,

Pfaffl

2023

AgriEngineering

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The purpose of milking machines is to harvest milk at optimal quality and speed, while maintaining animal comfort and teat defense mechanisms against invading mastitis pathogens. Therefore, the milking machine is a very important piece of equipment on dairy farms to maintain a long healthy lactation by following the physiological conditions of the udder. The mechanical forces during long-term machine milking processes lead to changes in the teat tissue. This effect is related to the degree of adaptation of the milking machines to the physiological requirements of the individual udder anatomy and the physiological conditions of the lactating animals. If both, milking machine settings and liner design are not suitable for all teats and animals on the farm, some animals will not be fully milked, the teat condition will deteriorate over time and in the end, they may suffer from mastitis. Therefore, maintaining healthy udders and teats during milking is a central key component of an effective milking machine to produce good milk yield with higher quality by preventing mastitis and maintaining animal health and welfare. On large and thick teats, conventional liners often fit too tight, causing a massive mechanical stress load on the tissue. On small teats, however, they often do not adhere sufficiently close to the teat which can cause a considerable air admission and hence liner slips. The new liners, “Stimulor® StressLess” (Siliconform, Türkheim, Germany), have a wave-like lip construction and adapt well to the different teat sizes in a herd, thus ensuring consistent milking of lactating animals. A proper milking machine accommodates all teat sizes and forms, has a low vacuum to effectively open the teat and to stimulate physiological milk release and letdown. In addition, the right pulsation rate will maintain a stable vacuum on the teat area during milking. In conclusion, an ideal milking machine adapts to the morphological, anatomical, and physiological characteristics of the udder and teats of the lactating animals and it should achieve a physiologically ideal milking process that meets high animal welfare standards and increases milk production with a high quality standard.

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Section: Influence Of Teat Cup Liners On the Milking Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Influence Of the Teat Cup Liners On Teat Condition And Udder...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Influence Of Teat Cup Liners On the Milking Processmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Milking Machine Settings and Liner Design Are Important to Improve Milking Efficiency and Lactating Animal Welfare—Technical Note

Kaskous,

Pfaffl

2023

AgriEngineering

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Importance of the new silicone liner “Stimulor® Stressless” for optimal milking performance and welfare of the lactating animals-technical report

Kaskous

2023

Appl. Vet. Res.

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The mechanical forces during mechanical milking lead to changes in teat tissue. This effect is related to the degree of adaptation of the milking machines to the physiological requirements of the lactating animals. If the milking machine settings and liners are not suitable for all lactating animals on the farm, the teat condition will deteriorate and some animals may suffer from mastitis. For this reason, the company Siliconform, Germany, sets itself the task of developing better suiting milking machines for lactating animals, as the company has been in milking technology for 50 years and has a great amount of experience with all lactating animals such as cows, sheep, goats, and camels. First, milking machines for cows “MultiLactor” and Camels “StimuLactor” were developed. After the great success of using both milking machines, the focus was on the further development of the teat liners. The name of the new liner is “Stimulor Stressless”. These new liners have unique properties that are excellent for maintaining teat health during machine milking in all lactating animals. One of its distinguishing features is the presence of a wave-shaped design of its mouthpiece, which allows it to adapt well to the different teat sizes in a herd, thus ensuring consistent milking of the entire herd. In this way, the aim of our milking technology was achieved, which is to imitate the rhythmic process of calf suckling during machine milking as much as possible.

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Milk Properties and Morphological Characteristics of the Donkey Mammary Gland for Development of an Adopted Milking Machine—A Review

Kaskous¹,

Pfaffl

2022

Dairy

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Donkey milk (DM) has been known in the world for 5000 years for its benefits for human nutrition and health. Nowadays, DM has become more and more attractive as a commercial product. DM contains several physiologically functional components, including high-quality whey proteins, vitamins, important minerals, unsaturated fatty acid and bioactive components. Therefore, it is not only consumed as food but also as a remedy. The average daily milk yield of a female donkey over the entire lactation season was 1.57 ± 1.12 kg/day and fluctuated between 0.20 and 6.00 kg/day. Average milk concentrations (±SD) of fat, protein, lactose, total solids and ash in DM were 0.63 ± 0.41%, 1.71 ± 0.24%, 6.34 ± 0.37%, 9.11 ± 0.95% and 0.39 ± 0.04%, respectively. Interestingly, DM is similar in composition to mare’s milk, and both are similar to mother’s milk. The anatomical and morphological properties of the mammary gland of the female donkey are special and can be compared with those of mare udders. However, the cistern cavity of the mammary gland of female donkeys is characterized by the presence of multiple pockets that open directly into the teat, instead of a single cistern cavity. Therefore, the mammary gland capacity in donkey mare is low and milking technique and routine are of most importance. So far there is no special milking machine for female donkeys and mares. The milking machines used nowadays were initially designed for smaller sheep and goat udders. The company Siliconform, Germany, has set itself the task of developing an optimized milking machine for donkey mares, which is adapted to the anatomical and morphological properties of the donkey mammary gland. Furthermore, it should achieve a physiologically ideal milking process meeting high animal welfare standards for increased milk production with high quality standards.

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A New Milking Technology: “Stimulactor” For Lactating Camels

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Milking Machine Settings and Liner Design Are Important to Improve Milking Efficiency and Lactating Animal Welfare—Technical Note

Milking Machine Settings and Liner Design Are Important to Improve Milking Efficiency and Lactating Animal Welfare—Technical Note

Importance of the new silicone liner “Stimulor® Stressless” for optimal milking performance and welfare of the lactating animals-technical report

Milk Properties and Morphological Characteristics of the Donkey Mammary Gland for Development of an Adopted Milking Machine—A Review

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