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12 Golden Rules for Automatic Milking

1. Monitor Udder Health Regularly

2. Monitor Milking Interval

3. Check Quarters 4. Ensure Effective Teat Preparation

5. Check Milking Vacuum

6. Check Milking Attachment

7. Avoid Over or Under-milking

8. Check VMS Settings

9. Prevent Post-Milking Infection

10. Keep Milking System Sterile

11. Cool Milk Promptly 12. Monitor Milking/Feeding Results

Always use clean disposable gloves when in contact with teats

1. Monitor Udder Health Regularly •AlwayscheckcowmonitorinDelPro

(rankingonMDi).•Checkudderhealthregularly(use

MDifiguresforfurtherinvestigationbyDeLavalCMT,OCC/DCC,HN,etc).

•Regularlyreviewdairyprocessorinfoonmilkquality.

•Keeprecordonudderhealthresultsforeachcow/quarter.

•Alwayskeepmilkofsuspectedsickcowsseparate.

2. Monitor Milking Interval•Checkmilkingqueueforcowsthatare

notmilking2xper24hours.•Checknumberofmilkingsforthe

differentstagesinthelactation.•Fetchcowsformilkingifnecessary.•Lookattheredcowsandcombineinfo

withtheexpectedyield.

3. Check Quarters•Alwaysusedisposablegloves.•Neverstripmilkontothefloor.•Examinethemilkforflocculation,

colourchangesorotherinconsistenciesaccordingtoalarmsincowmonitor.

•AlwayschangedivertmilksettingsinDelProbeforethetreatmentofthecow.

•Alwayskeepabnormalmilkseparate.

4. Ensure Effective Teat Preparation•Checkcleaningofteatprepcupatleast

1xperday.•Useapprovedpre-milkingteat

disinfectantswhereallowedforcowswithhighconductivityorOCC.

•Bearinmindthatteatprepisnotonlycleaning,butalsostimulatingthemilkletdown.

•Morestimulationmostlymeanshighermilkflow/minute.

5. Check Milking Vacuum •Checkthemilkingvacuumatleastonce

perday.•Vacuumlevel,pulsationrateand

pulsationratioshouldbeinaccordancewithDeLaval.recommendations.

Note: low vacuum slows down milking time, prolongs the teat end pressure and increases the risk of udder health problems.

6. Check Milking Attachment•Keepthecameraclean.•Alwayscheckindividualcows’VMSteat

positionsifmilkoutisincomplete.•Check/adaptteatpreptimeifmilkflowis

lowforindividualcow.•Checklinersandshortmilktubeforair

leakage.•Checkarmpositioning.•Checkquartersettingfortilt.•Checkcleaninginside/outsideofteat

cups.

7. Avoid Over or Under-milking •Checkthresholdfortakeoffvs.

emptyingquarter.•Over-milkingcandamageteatends.•Checksettingsforre-attach(#trials)

andafterkick-offandasktechniciantochangeifnecessary.

8. Check VMS Settings•Checkmangerposition.•Checkfunctioningoftherearplate

sensor.•Checkfloorcleaningandsettings.•Checkfeedingdispensingrateandstop

feedingattakeoff.•Checksettingonconcentratefeedingin

VMSandOPF.

9. Prevent Post-Milking Infection•Alwaysuseanapprovedpost-milking

disinfectant.•Thisisthemosteffectivewaytoprevent

thespreadofmastitis.•Keepthecowsstandingaftermilkingby

sendingthemtothefeedingarea.

10. Keep Milking System Sterile•Changemilkfilterevery8hours.•Adaptcleaningsettingstolocal

conditionsafterdivertingmilk.•Runacompletecleaningcycleevery8

hours.•Useapproveddetergents,following

dosing,routineandtemperatureinstructionsonthelabel.

•Disinfectthemilkingsystemwhenrequiredusingapprovedsanitizers,followinglabelinstructions.

•CheckcleaningalarmsinDelPro1xperday.

11. Cool Milk Promptly•Alwayschecktemperaturestoensure

correctcoolingisreachedduringmilkingandaftertankcleaning.

•CheckcoolingalarmsinDelPro1xperday.

•Makesuretoalwaysfollowdairy-specificrecommendationsforcoolingtemperatures.

•Cleanmilkcoolingandmilkstoragetanksimmediatelyafteremptying,usingapproveddetergents.

12. Monitor Milking/Feeding Results•ReviewDelProlists/infoonmilkquality

andmilkcompositionregularly.•Ifavailable,crosscheckwithdatafrom

CMT,DCC/OCC,HN,etconaregularbasis.

•Regularpreventativemaintenanceincludingreplacementofliners,tubesandotherparts,accordingtoDeLavalrecommendations,isthebestwaytoensureawellfunctioningmilkingsystem.

•Takecareofroughagefeedavailabilitymix24hours/7dayaweekforallcows.

•Cleancubiclesmin.2xperday.•Adjustbarnventilationasneeded.

Always use clean disposable gloves when in contact with teats

12 Golden Rules for Automatic Milking—in detail