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What matters more in robots? In some respects, almost everything. Some robot farmers complain that they cannot maintain the consistent...

There are 3 primary physical limitations on production in robotic milking systems. The first is milking capacity, or the number of...

Robot herds are unique in that there are management changes built into the system for different stages of lactation. In most parlor herds, once cows leave the fresh pen, they stay in the same pen, get milked the same number of times, and eat the same ration throughout the lactation. Robotic milking systems can be set to adjust the milking frequency and pellet feeding according to milk production and stage of lactation. It makes sense to group data by lactation number and stag