Milking Routine

Milking routines have to be learned! In practice, many people underestimate how much the milking routine can affect the quality and production costs per litre of milk, as well as the udder health of the animals. The most important factors are:

• Hand-washing
• Forestripping
• Cleaning udder and teats 
• Stimulation 
• Attaching and adjusting the teat cup
• Stripping 
• Removing the teat cup 
• Post-dipping the teats  

Generally cleaning the udder, forestripping and stimulation require the most time. To increase milker productivity and parlour throughput some parts of the routine can be automated. GEA Farm Technologies offers products and solutions customised to your routine.