Milking machines in herds of milking cows have appeared more than 20 years ago and have gradually replaced hand milking. In that time, the scale of development and automation of milking robots has been astounding. Supporting tools, computer programmes and the ability to monitor the quantity as well as the quality of milk from every milking, are of great help for the user. Namely, these tools give the farmer a large number of useful data, a constant insight into the condition of the herd and a possibility to make necessary managing adjustments. On our farm, called Pr’Čuk, we have built a new barn for our black and white milking cows in 2012. Since then, we have been milking with a Fullwood milking robot with the FullexpertIMA milk analyser. With the help of the latter, we can constantly supervise the condition of each cow in our herd and we can detect early signs of disease, estrus and other changes in cows by monitoring the quantity and content of milk after every milking. The results, obtained with the help of the milking robot and of FullexpertIMA milk analyser, match with those obtained through official productivity control, carried out with the AT4 method. This proves the relevance and usefulness of the data from the milk analyser, which enables relevant improvements in herd management. In the given period, we have milked an average of 25.5 kg of milk daily. On average, this milk contained: 3.85% fat, 3.20% protein and 4.44 ± 0.31% lactose, with a conductance of 9.06 mmho. The cows have undergone an average of 2.54 milking a day, with the daily milking time of 17.4 ± 5.4 minutes.
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