Economic Impact of Automatic Milking Systems on Dairy Farms

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Alan Rotz ◽  
Colette U. Coiner ◽  
Kathy J. Soder
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Automatic Milking ◽  
Automatic Milking Systems

scholarly journals Robotic milking in dairy farming

1997 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-31
Author(s):  
W. Rossing ◽  
P.H. Hogewerf ◽  
A.H. Ipema ◽  
C.C. Ketelaar-De Lauwere ◽  
C.J.A.M. De Koning
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Robot Arm ◽  
Mental Load ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Sensing System ◽  
Milking Frequency ◽  
Automatic Milking ◽  
Robotic Milking ◽  
Automatic Milking Systems

The role of engineering research in the development of robotic milking systems and the integration of robotic milking in dairy farms are reviewed. The milking stall, robot arm, teat sensing system, milking equipment and udder cleaning devices of commercial automatic milking systems (AMS) available in the Netherlands at the end of 1996 are described. The importance of the attractiveness of the milking stall, lay-out of the barn and the introduction of a cow routing with special gates in the barn is highlighted. Increasing the milking frequency from 2 to 3 times/day results in a higher yield of approximately 1000 kg milk/lactation. It is concluded that automatic milking will decrease the physical and mental load on the farmer, but it should be considered that the farmer is working with complicated equipment.

1246 Economic impact of introducing automatic milking system on Canadian dairy farms

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (suppl_5) ◽  
pp. 600-601 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ferland ◽  
E. Vasseur ◽  
M. Duplessis ◽  
E. A. Pajor ◽  
D. Pellerin
Keyword(s):  
Economic Impact ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Automatic Milking System ◽  
Automatic Milking

scholarly journals Profitability on dairy farms with automatic milking systems compared to farms with conventional milking systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bjørn Gunnar Hansen ◽  
Hans Olav Herje ◽  
Jonas Höva
Keyword(s):  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Transitional Period ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Least Squares Regression ◽  
Farm Production ◽  
Automatic Milking ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Automatic Milking Systems

The objective of this study was to explore differences in profitability between farms with automatic milking systems (AMS) and farms with conventional milking systems (CMS). To explore profitability, we analysed the gross farm income from dairy cows. Accounting and production data for over a thousand dairy farms were collected. Using kernel-matching, we made CMS farms more comparable to AMS farms. We then used ordinary least squares regression to estimate the effect of AMS relative to farm size and time passed since last investment in milking systems. The results show that farms must have 35 to 40 cows before AMS becomes more profitable than CMS. Further, any profitability gains will only be visible after a transitional period of approximately four years. Milk revenues are higher on AMS farms, and the difference increases with the size of the farm. Production-related costs are also higher on AMS farms.

Rumen fluid, feces, milk, water, feed, airborne dust, and bedding microbiota in dairy farms managed by automatic milking systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 445-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoming Wu ◽  
Qui D. Nguyen ◽  
Tu T. M. Tran ◽  
Minh T. Tang ◽  
Takeshi Tsuruta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rumen Fluid ◽  
Dairy Farms ◽  
Airborne Dust ◽  
Water Feed ◽  
Automatic Milking ◽  
Automatic Milking Systems
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