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> The cows need to be milked twice a day, every day, roughly around 4AM and 4PM. Why do cows need to be milked at those times?
by dqpb 8y ago
> The cows need to be milked twice a day, every day, roughly around 4AM and 4PM.
Why do cows need to be milked at those times?
- supermatt 8y agoHas 80-100 head of cattle (mentioned somewhere in the article), and can milk only a few at a time in an 8 stall parlour, takes about 15 minutes per cow plus a few minutes prep per cow, plus handling, cleaning, etc.. thats going to take 3-4 hours or so. Repeat again 12 hours later. Im guessing they want to be finished by 8:30pm after clean down?
- logfromblammo 8y agoI suspect it's because the farmer wants to finish the milking before dinnertime, and it needs to happen at least twice a day. So 4 AM+4 PM works out according to the farmer's schedule. Automated milking machines are available on demand, and I am not aware of there being a "cow rush hour" on those, with annoyed cows queueing to use it at the same time, and telling each other to hurry up. They just step up as they require and let the robot handle it.
- jelliclesfarm 8y agoLely the Dutch milling robots turned 25 years old recently. The cows come to the robots to be milked by themselves. A thing of beauty. Of course..this requires capital..American dairy farmers ..largely due to subsidies ..barely make ends meet. And rely on undocumented labour.