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Managing Milking on the Dairy

Mike Gamroth and, Ben Krahn (February, 2007)

Summary

Milking labor is a large cost on any dairy farm. Milking routine and parlor design affect the efficiency of milking and the number of cows milked per day for years after construction is completed. This publication discusses ways to improve milking efficiency, drawing largely on time-motion studies initiated by Dennis Armstrong, University of Arizona.