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MILKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION
Author(s) -
PARRY DORINE R.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
international journal of dairy technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.061
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1471-0307
pISSN - 1364-727X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0307.1977.tb01180.x
Subject(s) - milking , herd , production (economics) , milk production , dairy industry , business , selection (genetic algorithm) , hygiene , agricultural science , volume (thermodynamics) , operations management , zoology , environmental science , engineering , computer science , economics , food science , biology , medicine , microeconomics , physics , pathology , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
The development in milk production from the early 1960s and the changes in herd sizes are described, and the significance of different herd size groups to the total volume of milk produced is shown. The problems for small producers in bulk collection have been studied also the cost of labour in milk production. The rise in milking parlour installations with the herringbone predominant and the factors in selection of a parlour are examined. The importance of efficient systems in cleaning and hygiene in milking premises and the necessity for economy stressed. ( Editor's summary )