Technological Analysis of Types of Milking Systems and Robots: A Review

Chikurtev, Denis; Chikurteva, Ava; Blagoeva, Elena

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-59257-7_57

Mechanisms and Machine Science

2024

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-59257-7_57

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Technological Analysis of Types of Milking Systems and Robots: A Review

Denis Chikurtev,

Ava Chikurteva,

Elena Blagoeva

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Comparing the Performance of Automatic Milking Systems through Dynamic Testing Also Helps to Identify Potential Risk Factors for Mastitis

Milanesi,

Donina,

Chierici Guido

et al. 2024

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Automatic milking systems (AMSs) are revolutionizing the dairy industry by boosting herd efficiency, primarily through an increased milk yield per cow and reduced labor costs. The performance of milking machines, whether traditional or automated, can be evaluated using advanced vacuum meters through dynamic testing. This process involves scrutinizing the system and milking routine to identify critical points, utilizing the VaDia™ logger (BioControl AS, Rakkestad, Norway). Vacuum recordings were downloaded and analyzed using the VaDia Suite™ software under the guidance of a milking specialist. Access to data from AMSs across various manufacturers and herds facilitated a retrospective study aimed at describing and comparing key milk emission parameters for different AMS brands while identifying potential mastitis risk factors. Using the proper statistical procedures of SPSS 29.1 (IBM Corp., Armonk, NY, USA), researchers analyzed data from 4878 individual quarter milkings from cows in 48 dairy herds. Results indicated a significant variability in milking parameters associated with quarter milk yield and AMS brand. Notably, despite AMSs standardizing teat preparation and stimulation, this study revealed a surprisingly high frequency of two major mastitis risk factors—bimodality and irregular vacuum fluctuations—occurring more frequently than in conventional milking systems. This study, one of the few comparing different AMS brands and their performance, highlights the crucial role of dynamic testing in evaluating AMS performance under real-world conditions.

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Comparing the Performance of Automatic Milking Systems through Dynamic Testing Also Helps to Identify Potential Risk Factors for Mastitis

Milanesi,

Donina,

Chierici Guido

et al. 2024

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Electronic tracking and identification of animals in agriculture for monitoring herd development and health

Shergaziev,

Nurgaziev,

Baitemir

et al. 2024

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Agricultural business methods are no longer possible without computer technology, which helps to identify animals, record productivity and monitor their health. Therefore, the study aims to conduct a comparative analysis of the functionality of the main dairy farm management software for their objective assessment from the point of view of milk producers. For this purpose, information from the official websites of software products was analysed and scientific articles analysing this software were collected. As a result, all software products were divided into 3 categories: software for controlling dairy productivity and managing processes on a dairy farm from dairy equipment manufacturers; such software products include DairyPlan C21 (GEA), DATAFLOW II (Milkline), AfiFarm (Afimilk), DelPro (DeLaval) and FARMSOFT (Farmtec a. s.); dairy farm management software DairyComp 305 and UNIFORM-Agri, as well as farm software from post-Soviet developers – MilkCentre (CIAB Expert). Programmes from dairy equipment manufacturers were almost at the same level and had virtually all the necessary blocks for identifying, controlling and managing animals on a dairy farm. The software developed for dairy farm management is more effective in tandem with one of the milking parlour programmes. This class of software expands the possibilities for managing reproductive and veterinary work on the farm, as well as reduces the workload on staff by generating automatic reports for regulatory authorities and management. The third class of programs is the least developed compared to the above, but it compensates for this shortcoming by constant improvement due to the continuous contact of developers with the manufacturer. Thus, there is a significant number of software products on the software market that can provide dairy management for farms of various sizes

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Technological Analysis of Types of Milking Systems and Robots: A Review

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Comparing the Performance of Automatic Milking Systems through Dynamic Testing Also Helps to Identify Potential Risk Factors for Mastitis

Comparing the Performance of Automatic Milking Systems through Dynamic Testing Also Helps to Identify Potential Risk Factors for Mastitis

Electronic tracking and identification of animals in agriculture for monitoring herd development and health

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