Original scientific paper
Predviđanje iskorištavanja robota za strojnu mužnju
Alen Džidić
Ilan Halachmi
Jasmina Lukač Havranek
Abstract
For the planning of the barn layout, cow traffic and facility locations (such as: cubicles, forage lane, etc.), the farmer has to know the milking robot utilization of his production herd. Therefore, prediction of the milking robot utilization has to be done. The milking robot utilization depends on the cow´s visiting pattern and capacity of the milking robot. The models used for prediction were generalized multiple regression models. Behavioural data were obtained by video observations and electronic measurements. For eleven behavioural variables used in the model from all three experiments, only two (number of cows and sum of milk yields per hour in kilograms) were statistically significant (p ≤ 0.05) and measurable on a commercial
farm. A part from the milking capacity, forage feeding routine influenced utilization of the robot. Combined cow traffic used in experiments appeared to be feasible.
Keywords
milking robot; cow; behaviour; milk yield; cow traffic
Hrčak ID:
12446
URI
Publication date:
13.9.2001.
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