Analysis of different options of use of milking robots in dairy livestock

摘要

It has been established that currently there are about 700 milking robots in dairy farming in Russia, with a predominance of mono-box models. In flowconveyor robotic milking, it is possible to significantly reduce the number of automatic handlers and reduce the cost of a set of equipment due to the separate performing process steps for connecting the teatcups and the milking process itself compared to mono-boxes (one robot – one cow). It is noted that the latter are more expedient to use on small farms counting for up to 200-250 heads. For those farms that have 400 cows and more, it is more rational to build Yolochka milking parlors equipped with quarter-milking handlers and serviced by operators, which can then be robotized while keeping the milking trench for training animals in robotic milking. For those farms that have 800 heads and more, it is advisable to use automated rotating milking parlors, also along with their gradual transfer to robotic systems.