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Cow health priority with robots

PDPW staff
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019

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A laser serves as a teat-position sensor in a Lely robotic milking system.

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A box robot made by GEA features technology to complete all steps of the milking process in one attachment.

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Josh Heiman inspects the robot that sprays teats post-milking. It saves labor in the 40-cow rotary parlor at Heimans Holsteins, a 2018 Wisconsin Farm Technology Days co-host farm.

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MADISON, Wis. – As was evidenced by a standing-room-only audience at the 2019 Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Business Conference in Madison, dairy producers are eager to learn more about implementing robotic milkers into their dairies. A trio of international experts said focusing on cow welfare and health is the first item dairy managers need to address before installing robots.

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