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Voluntary Milking Systems in the Spotlight

DeLaval voluntary milking system VMS offers you a way of life not commonly found using traditional milking methods. Developments in robotics give farmers and their families a break.

Thousands of families have already handed over the heavy chores of milking to a DeLaval VMS and they now enjoy a more flexible lifestyle and time away from a stringent daily milking schedule and the freedom to choose how they want to spend it.

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12 golden rules for milking

Before Milking

  1. Monitor udder health regularly
  2. Milking order
  3. Fore milk cows
  4. Clean teats and teat ends

During milking:

  1. Check Milking System
  2. Attach milking cluster at appropriate time
  3. Avoid over milking
  4. Ensure proper removal of cluster

After Milking:

  1. Sanitize teats after each milking
  2. Clean milking equipment immediately after milking
  3. Properly cool milk
  4. Monitor milk quality milking equipment, and milking performance data regularly

    5. This is a summary created from "12 golden rules for milking" on the DeLaval website. The entire article can be viewed at: http://www.delaval.com/Dairy_Knowledge/12_golden_rules.htm?wbc_purpose=basicAbout

 



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