TROUBLESHOOTING LOW MILKINGS IN ROBOTS - PART 3

This is the final installment of a 3-part series on trouble shooting low milkings in robots. Part 1 covered herd management factors that apply in all barns. Part 2 addressed feed factors that are specific to free flow barns. Part 3 is about managing the commitment pen in guided flow farms. Recently, I have visited a few farms that switched, or considered switching, from guided flow to free flow, or free flow to guided flow. I wrote this series to offer some food for thought, before remodeling the barn. I encourage exploring options to determine the best fit for the farm. I have reservations about remodeling a barn to solve a management problem. If someone switches from green tractors to red tractors because red tractors have features that they like, they may be very happy with the change. If someone switches from red tractors to green tractors because red tractors don’t last if you don’t change the oil, there is a good chance that green tractors will have the same problem. Moving cows through the guided-flow commitment pen efficiently depends on cow training, gate decisions, and milking permission.

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