Rational selection and usage of rotary type milking equipment
¹Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Institute of Agricultural Machinery, Cakstes blvd.5, LV-3001 Jelgava, Latvia
²University of Life Sciences, Institute of Technology, Kreutzwaldi 56EE51006 Tartu, Estonia
*Correspondence: maris.mangalis@llu.lv
Abstract:
The advisable time of operation of the rotary type milking equipment per day depending on the specific exploitation costs has been investigated. It has been stated that these costs can be reduced, if the rotary type milking equipment load is increased. Therefore, it is advisable to organise the work of milkers in two shifts, so that the milking equipment is operated even up to 16 h per day. For this reason the herd of cows should be accordingly large. For instance, milking twice with the equipment with 50 milking places the cow herd can reach having even 2,500 cows, but at milking three times – up to 1,400 cows.
Key words:
exploitation costs, milking, milking time, rotary type equipment