WHAT IS GUIDED FLOW ROBOTIC MILKING?

Cows in a guided-flow barn can move about the barn anytime, but gates control the direction of the movement. Movement from stalls to robot to feed bunk is controlled by gates. The gates do not limit how often the cow can go to the feed bunk – only how she will get there. Cows leave the free stall area through a selection gate. If a cow has milking permission, the selection gate sends her to the robot. After milking, she is routed to the feed bunk. If a cow does not have milking permission, the selection gate sends her directly to the feed bunk. One-way gates prevent the cows from going from the stalls to the feed bunk without going through the selection gate. The cow’s desire to get to the feed bunk helps motivate her to go to the robot.

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