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Electricity in the farm dairy: requirements, use and conservation
Author(s) -
NORMAN ALICE J.,
BOWES R. C.
Publication year - 1984
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.1471-0307.1984.tb01233.x
Subject(s) - milking , electricity , environmental science , agricultural science , dairy farming , consumption (sociology) , business , milk production , engineering , zoology , biology , social science , sociology , electrical engineering
Electricity is required in the farm dairy for milking and the transfer of milk, cooling and storage of milk and water heating. An audit of electricity and water use has been carried out on 12 dairy farms for two years. The results show that milk cooling consumes the largest proportion of total electricity, at 40 to 50%. Heating water for plant cleaning uses 20 to 40% of the total. Variation was found in electricity use between farms due to equipment and management differences. Seasonal variation within farms was also found. The opportunities for reducing electricity consumption in the farm dairy are outlined.