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EU-Project on Automatic Milking  Visit this site for more information on the study underway in Europe on automatic milking.  Topics addressed are adoption determinants, socio-economic impacts
on farm level, consumer and society acceptance, milking hygiene and milk quality, animal health and welfare, farm operation (including grazing), and management support requirements.

Robotic Milkers: How Much Can I Afford To Pay?    Have a look at this decision tool developed by Phoebe Engel and Jeffrey Hyde at Penn State to help you decide.  This program estimates the value of robotic milking units relative to alternative milking equipment. 
 

• 2008 Robotic Milking: Current Situation

• 2007 Labor Practices and Technology Adoption on New Zealand Dairy Farms

• 2007 International Standards for Milking Machine Installations and Automatic Milking Installations

• 2004 Review of Literature on Teat and Udder Cleaning in Automatic Milking Systems

• 2004 Online Milk Sensing Issues for Automatic Milking

• 2003 Survey of Management Practices of Farms Using Automatic Milking Systems in North America

• 2003 Survey of Milk Quality on United States Dairy farms Utilizing Automatic Milking Systems

• 2002 Application of Cleaning and Cooling Principles to Robotic Milking

• 2002 A Global Perspective on Automatic Milking Systems Rules and Regulations

• 2002 Evolution of Automated Milking in the USA

• 2002 Milking Performance and Udder Health of Cows Milked Robotically and Conventionally

• 2001 Automatic Milking Systems in the United States

• 2001 Assessment of Robotic Milking in Wisconsin

• 2001 Evaluation of Milking Performance of Cows Milked With A Conventional Parlor Compared to an Automatic Milking System

• 2000 Consideration of Teat Morphology and Milking Characteristics for Robotic Milking Conditions

• 2000 Evaluation of Automatic Milking Systems for the United States

• 1999 Prospects for Robotic Milking in Wisconsin

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