WHAT IS FREE FLOW ROBOTIC MILKING?

Cows in a free-flow barn can move around the barn anytime, in any direction. Cows can enter the robot anytime it is empty. If the cow has milking permission, or milk access, the entrance gate will close behind her, and she will be held in the robot, fed, and milked. If the cow does not have milking permission, the exit gate will open and she will be allowed to leave the robot. When she leaves the robot, she can go to a free stall, feed bunk, waterer, or anywhere else in the pen. The primary motivation to come to the robot is the feed that is offered in the robot. The balance of nutrients, between the feed in the bunk and the feed in the robot, encourages the cow to go both places when she is hungry.

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