Ninety percent of the time when I’m working with farms, their challenges are not robot-related, writes Andy Lenkaitis, despite perceptions that dairy workers will lose knowledge of the individual cows.
Robots deliver a consistent milking experience for the cow, offer more schedule flexibility and help dairymen focus on being a cow person again.”
Source: AG Proud, September 5, 2023. Link.
INSIGHTS: While not mentioned, the time saved by using robots allows for better scrutiny of cows as they go in and out of the milking system including hoof health, improved resting and individual cow health trends.
Also see: How long do cows wait to be milked? AHD, April 18, 2023. Link. The longer cows wait to be milked, the less time they have to rest.