Milking Equipment

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Milking Equipment

• Calf
• Hand Milking
• Machine Milking

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Milking Center

• Stall barn milking
• Bucket
• Dumping or transfer system
• Pipeline
• Milking parlor
• Cost is issue
• Many types

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Objectives of the Milking Program

• Maximum letdown and removal
• High quality product - avoid contamination
• within - bacteria, leukocytes, flavor
• outside - bacteria, foreign material
• Minimum irritation to the udder, teats, tissues
• Prevent invasion of organisms

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Terminology

• Pulsation ratio
• of time milk phase
• of time rest phase
• Desirable 5050 to 7030
• Pulsation rate
• no. of cycles per minute - 50 - 60

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Machine Milking System

• Vacuum supply
• negative pressure to remove and move milk - 11 to
  14 inches of mercury
• Pump - CFM - 1.5 - 2.0 times calculated need
• Length and diameter of lines 1 - 3
• No. of units and accessories
• Reserve tank- vacuum resevoir resevoir
• Pulsator - rate and ratio
• Vacuum regulator
• Problems - worn - too small pump, leaks, worn
  pulsator ,regulator

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Proper Milking Procedure Why?

• Regularity of time and routine
• Use strip cup - remove few streams of milk
• Pre - dip teats
• Wash udder and teats - minimal water
• Dry udder and teats
• TIMING.....!!!!!!
• Shut off vacuum and remove unit when milk flow

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Milking Parlor Issues

• Cost
• Type of parlor
• Size of parlor
• Herd size expansions
• Labor available
• Farm location/design/issues
• How many parlors?
• Always use experts when building or remodeling!!

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Milking Parlor Terminology

• Routine time
• Unit time
• Machine-on-time
• Machine-idle-time
• Operator walking distance
• Throughput
• Automatic milking systems (robotic milking)

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Milking Parlor Types

• Flat barn
• Side opening
• Herringbone
• Parallel
• Polygon
• Trigon
• Rotary - tandem, herringbone, turnstyle
  (parallel)

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