Adequate oxytocin letdown improves overall parlor performance and is directly related to the procedures and routines utilized in a given...

Goals for parlor efficiency can be described as follows. Have cows enter the parlor and occupy the stalls calmly, yet quickly. For side...

Several factors, including the number of milk harvest technicians and desired milk quality interact to determine parlor efficiency. One...

It’s common knowledge that any protocol deviations at the farm can lead to cows’ diseases, worsening the milk quality and milk loss....

Overseeing 45 total employees and milking 5,000 cows three times a day, farmer EJ de Jong of Hanford, Calif., knows first-hand the...

After only one-month of using automated video analytics for his milking parlor, California dairyman Cornell Kasbergen knew the new