Essays about: "automatic milking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 104 essays containing the words automatic milking.

  1. 1. Pasture related characteristics and management strategies associated with udder health in farms with an automatic milking system : impact on somatic cell count and milking frequency

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Emma Laufors; [2022]
    Keywords : somatic cell count; milking interval; automatic milking system; udder health; heat stress; pasture strategies; preventative measures;

    Abstract : Udder health plays a central role in the dairy industry and poor udder health can entail both negative economic and animal welfare consequences as well as increased antimicrobial use. The somatic cell count (SCC, a commonly used measurement of udder health) has been observed to increase during the summer season both in Sweden and in other countries. READ MORE

  3. 2. Robotens roll i juverhälsoarbetet : en kvalitativ studie

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Ida Gillsjö; [2022]
    Keywords : mjölkrobot; automatiskt mjölkningssystem; AMS; juverhälsa; Kokontrollen; beslutsfattande;

    Abstract : Mastit är ett stort problem hos mjölkkor, som leder till ökad kostnad och antibiotikaanvändning samt ger produktionsförluster och försämrad djurvälfärd. För att nå en mer hållbar produktion är det viktigt att utveckla strategier för att arbeta med juverhälsan. READ MORE

  4. 3. Ko och kalv tillsammans i mjölkproduktion : fältförsök på två ekologiska gårdar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Karin Jannerman; [2022]
    Keywords : ko-kalv; digivning; mjölkproduktion; kalvtillväxt; ekologiskt;

    Abstract : Syftet med den här studien var att undersöka hur kalvar inom ekologisk produktion som tillåts dia sin mor ökar i vikt under diperioden. Vidare studerades kornas mjölkproduktion och celltal under och efter diperioden. Försökskalvarna hölls med korna under dagtid och separerades nattetid. READ MORE

  5. 4. Time budgets of dairy cows in cow-calf contact system with automatic milking

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Teresa Johansson; [2021]
    Keywords : Dairy cows; Time budget; AMS; Cow-calf contact;

    Abstract : Time budgets of dairy cattle are useful to determine the amount of time the cows can allocate to all the behaviours throughout the day. In an automatic milking system (AMS), time budgets are of interest as the individuals are able to choose how to spend the majority of their time, besides the time in the milking robot, and can be used to ensure adequate amounts of time are spent on essential behaviours, such as lying and eating. READ MORE

  6. 5. Voluntary cow traffic in AMR : with or without teaser feed at milking

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Elin Ratcovich; [2021]
    Keywords : automatic milking rotary; cow traffic; teaser feed;

    Abstract : A common automatic milking system (AMS) is the single box AMS, designed for 60 to 70 cows per unit (Bach & Cabrera, 2017), but there is also the automatic milking rotary (AMR; DeLaval Automatic Milking Rotary – AMRTM, Tumba, Sverige) with 24 bails and a higher capacity (Kolbach et al., 2013; Jacobs & Siegford, 2012a). READ MORE