Milking Irregularities - Examples

Example 1: Report indicates no milking irregularities

In the milking sessions, averaging 962 milked cows, the cases of Unnecessary attachments and of Kick off was very low, still needing some refreshing of re-attach instructions.

Example 2: High incident of unnecessary attachment

Efficient parlor operation requires minimal unnecessary re-attachments. Clusters should be attached once, stay on the cow, and be removed at the proper time. The two most common causes of re-attachments are: 1. Poor cow preparation; and 2. Unjustified decision by the milkers.

Double-click the row to open the detailed group report: Average milk collected after the second attachment was just 0.7 kg (1.5lbs). This quantity does not justify a reattachment.

Example 3: Indications of poor milkers behavior

Cows react to the way they are treated in a way that their milk letdown and parlor behavior is affected. Use the Milking Irregularities report as a powerful tool to monitor the way the milking session was performed, and how the cows are treated. Below you see data that indicates high-rates of kick-offs, but low multiple attachments. This suggests cows were unsettled, and milkers were intent on finishing the session quickly, with minimum care.

Double-click the Irregular take off field, to open the detailed report. As displayed, there are many cows with very high Flow Rate at Removal, indicating they are not milked out completely. Manual Detach is described as the reason, which confirms early removal of the clusters. These milkers need more rigorous training and monitoring.