Early Cluster Removal Alerts

Expected cow performance is sent to the MPC Control Box when the cow is identified at the milking point.

Likewise, the milking cups are automatically removed and withdrawn to their holders when the cow is milked out.

Situations may arise when the clusters are removed early, before the cow is completely milked out, or when the cow performance does not reach its expectations.

Note: Alerts for premature cluster removal, with no identified reason, are indicated when the milk yield and side LEDs flash after the cluster is removed. When this happens with no other code, the operator should consider re-attachment.

Alert messages for early cluster removal are displayed to indicate to the operator why the cups were removed early. This information can be used to decide how to proceed:

Alert Display	Title	Description
	Sick	Suspected Mastitis - Indicates milk production is below expectation AND conductivity is above expectation. (Previously indicated by message 9__9.)
	Clock	Max AMT Removal – This message is activated by removal due to milking prolonged beyond the maximum time allowed.
	Blood	Blood detection - This option is only available with AfiLab. The message is activated when blood detection is above threshold.The milk from this stall must be diverted from the main milk line (into a bucket) and the cluster is re-attached before the MPC continues to milk the cow without cluster removal, even if AfiLab still detects blood (until ACR is activated).