REFUSALS MEASURE COW FLOW IN FREE FLOW ROBOTIC MILKING SYSTEMS

Robotic milking systems are often installed with the hope that more frequent milking will result in higher production per cow. Certainly, more frequent milking is possible. It goes without saying, that cows need to get out of their free stalls and move around the barn to get those extra milkings. Cow flow is the term used to describe how much cows move around the barn. Feeding, barn design, cow training, and people all affect how much cows move around the barn. In order to manage any of those, we need to measure cow flow. In free flow barns, we use refusals or rejections to measure cow flow.

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