1. Comparative Analysis of Milking and Behavior Characteristics of Multiparous and Primiparous Cows in Robotic Systems
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FLOR ANGELA N. RODRIGUEZ, MARCOS AURÉLIO LOPES, ANDRÉ LUIS R. LIMA, GERCÍLIO A. DE ALMEIDA JÚNIOR, ANDRÉ LUIZ M. NOVO, ARTUR C. DE CAMARGO, MATTEO BARBARI, SERGIO C. BRITO, EDUARDO M.B. REIS, FLÁVIO A. DAMASCENO, ESTEFFANY FRANCISCA R. NASCIMENTO, and GIANLUCA BAMBI
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dairy cows ,milking efficiency ,automatic milking system ,livestock precision farming ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Robotic milking systems are successful innovations in the development of dairy cattle. The objective of this study was to analyse the milking characteristics and behavior of dairy cows of different calving orders in “milk first” robotic milking systems. The data were collected from a commercial herd located in the Midwest region of Minas Gerais (Brazil), which uses an automatic milking system (AMS TM, DeLaval). Were analysed 26,574 observations of 235 Holstein cows were available. Data were evaluated by multivariate analysis of variance and the Tukey test. - Tthe characteristics milk flow and milking efficiency were more favourable for multiparous cows (p
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- 2024
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