Rapid Release Dairy Milking Cows

[newholand123]

i milk more cows i milk 550 on a 40 40 switch over

[parasad125]

This Google Site is a pain in the ass. You can't post more than one message or make more than one comment. If you make the second one it makes you type some bunch of characters that you can't read because it wants to make sure you are not using a lousy machine to post your messages. Where would ordinary folks get a machine to post messages. I'd to say this.

[parasad125]

This milking parlor has one big disadvantage. There're 2 many cows in the line. It'd take 2 much time to stimulate all the udders & slip the cups on their teats. In this time many of the cows would be finished milking & the machines would be working on empty udders & injure the teats and contaminate the milk with blood. If any family dairy cow owners owning less than 100 cows want to go on a vacation I'd visit their place to stay there in their absence to milk the cows.

[mikavettel]

@parasad125 Yup, it's way to big for one guy. I don't think they can milk 200 per hour. I worked in a double 18 and a double 12. I get the same amount of cows out in both. A double with two people can 200+ done per hour.

[aprilsteeles]

Hmm... only 2 words come to mind.... Go vegan?

[fakir0005]

I do not think the cows had been thoroughly milked and their udders were empty when they came out of the milking line. They were so confused and stood their after they came out like they wanted to go back. All the parlors have cows have two milking lines so that the machines are transfered to the teats of cows in the second line. This dairy has 300 cows. I doubt all 300 get milked at once. So they waste lot of time. Probably the suction cups injure lots of teats with strong suction.

[TheValtrat191]

how many cows are there??????

[titpullers]

@TheValtrat191

This farm milks about 300 cows

[rakerman102]

How far apart are the free stalls in your barn

[TaxEvasion]

MMMMMmmmmmmooooOOOOOO!!!

[LordVitorBrun0]

Very nice is all big and the animal likely healthy, you take care well of the animals :D

Is good.

[Igothisone]

This is so wrong.

[nogerdsurg]

Very nice farm, healthy looking cows, this is the wat cows should live. Factory farms should be like this, and for the life of me I don't know why the fuc*^$% goverment won't make all farms like this. Since this country is so rich you'd think they'd have state of the art pig, cow, and chicken farms.

[etowntigers03]

@missgriffin777 Yeah you are a idiot.. Would you like to go milk everyone of those cows by hand or wait do you not drink milk or something? Go get a life

[missgriffin777]

@etowntigers03 I would rather walk out to my own barn and milk my own cow that has not been injected with antibiotics and growth hormones...who can graze in the fields, and stand in the sun like it was intended....or buy it from the farmers in my own area~~the ones who have been providing milk, and beef for our area for generations. You go right on ahead, and enjoy your chemical soup, and inhumane treatment of animals...I'll pass~~jerk!

[missgriffin777]

It looks like a prison...what a miserable existence.

[bubba3667]

@missgriffin777 your an idiot

[missgriffin777]

@bubba3667 Am I supposed to be insulted by your rude comment bubba? Seriously...it is going to take a lot more than being called an idiot by someone like you to insult me. Good day sir.

[pantherxx010]

got milk?  hmm hmm good to drink all that white cold milk!!!!!!!

[harricwmbetws]

by the way, nice setup.

[harricwmbetws]

dairy farming slavery???? PLEASE!!! you mean to tell me that you have looked into this subject and have studied and done the appropriate research on dairy farming and know whats best for a dairy herd. after you actually know something about dariy farming and good husbandry practices, then you can tell me that its all for nothing and dairy farming is slavery. thanks.

[Carvel27]

hell yeah this RULES

[BalancedOutlook]

By promoting Vegan as a way of life, you are suggesting that animals have no place in agriculture, the reason most exist in the first place. To cease such practices would mean the immediate slaughter of millions of well cared for livestock who'll otherwise continue to live long/happy prosperous lives. Removal of animal products from the human diet would also require the entire planet's human population to be halved. This may not be such a bad thing. But which half goes? And are you the first??

[BalancedOutlook]

Vegan butterfly - After reading your repetitive comments & attacks, your ignorance of farming animals as an industry & a way of life is painfully obvious. The information you state is not facts, but misinformed and misguided opinions. After all, you yourself admitted to not setting foot on these properties.

[VeganButterfly]

ATTENTION dairy farmers!

I'm looking for a dairy farmer who actually keeps dairy cows alive to their natural lifespan, allowing them to die of old age, and never kills the babies or sells them to veal or beef farms, where they will be killed in the future.

Do you exist? Please respond.

[VeganButterfly]

Waiting...

[parasad125]

@VeganButterfly Wait no longer Vegan boy. Read my reply. You make me sick.

[parasad125]

@VeganButterfly Why do not you ask your papa to give you a million dollars and buy your own cows and bulls and feed for them and their calves and never milk the cows and let the bull service the cows and the calves to roam around with their mothers and help themselves to the milk of their mothers all day long. They would not die of old age because disease would probably kill them. But they would die of natural causes and when you'll be old you'll be happy.

[VeganButterfly]

blackandwhitecow16, I don't know of any farms that spend the money giving food, water, and vet care to the cows until they die of old age (cows naturally live to over 25 years). They are usually killed at around 6 or 7 years of age. I'd imagine the milk must be insanely expensive, because of the cost of keeping the cow alive past the time production declines when she would normally be slaughtered. In fact, I'm not even sure how you could profit! And the male calves stay alive too???

[blackandwhitecow16]

it sounds like i am saying that i hate that i am 120% against tha but what i was saying is:

listen this has nothing to do with slaying cows i hate that. I am 120% against that.

[blackandwhitecow16]

but listen this is so STUPID how you are arguing about this when you have no idea what you are talking about so i am DONE arging about something you started so you know what your oppinion is your oppinion and my oppinion is my oppinion so end of descussion

GOOD BYE!

[blackandwhitecow16]

listen this has nothing to do with slaying cows i absolutely hat that i am 120% against that but i am talking about milking them it does not hurt them

GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD!

they actually like it okay they like being milked okay. you have no idea what you are talking about when you say that hurts them because fyi it DOESN'T they are fine and they love to be milked so do not freak out about it we are humans we do not like it but cows are cows and they LOVE it

[squish48]

wow

[daviedimples]

hi 200 cows per hour averaging 8500 per year is impresive with one man i must admit at first i laughed because we can put 300 cows through each of our waikato 50:100, we run 2 parlours side by side on man in each so 600 an hour, but then wer milking jersey's perhaps only averaging 5000 litres on a low cost grazing system, so yea well done cows look well and happy too, would love to visit oz and nz soon can anyone sugest good places to go?

[titpullers]

Daviesway head office in Melbourne would be a good contact. We are the Australian distributor for Waikato as well.

[daviedimples]

sounds good il try remeber the name, are there any good websites in oz or nz that can put me in touch with farmers?

[patiodev]

Just being nosey. Do you block calf the cows, i.e. all in the spring or do you calf all year round? Do you keep your male calves?

[titpullers]

Most farms in this region calve in blocks of about 10 weeks twice per year. Some three times. Most milk from this region is manufactured for export so the cost of production is critical. Block calving arguably, is a lower cost of production and less constant calving and calf raising.

[PrimitiveStrikeForce]

so guessing 1600 cows?

[titpullers]

I am sure the farm would like the income from 1600 cows, but the very low rainfall and irrigation allocation has meant most dairy farms in Northern Victoria are milking less cows than 5 years ago.

[blackandwhitecow16]

they have to be milked because if they are not then the milk goes to waist by dripping out of the udder and also the cows do not mind my grandpa has cows and he takes them to a fair every year and i show them i am a three time champion

cows need to be milked canadian

[VeganButterfly]

If the cow was not forced into pregnancy she wouldn't be lactating in the first place. If her baby wasn't stolen from her so humans could steal the breastmilk for themselves, the baby would have it.

You really think cows don't mind being treated as property, owned, controlled, annually raped, having their children taken away, and killed at a young age when her "production" declines?

[blackandwhitecow16]

Do not worry it does not hurt them, it hurts them if they are not milked and they get mad but after a while since they have had the baby the milk will stop producing and then you do not need to milk them anymore. Trust me i have been around cows all of my life. I do not think you have been around cows all of your life. Not trying to be mean but it just does not seem like you have.

[VeganButterfly]

I just told you, they would not even be lactating in the first place if they were not forced into pregnancy.

So what if I have not been exploiting cows like you have my whole life. Does someone have to have a child to be against child abuse? Does someone have to live with cats do be against burning cats?

I do not have to be in the cow exploitation business to believe it's WRONG to treat them as property, and exploit their reproductive systems for profit or enjoyment.

[blackandwhitecow16]

THEY ARE USUALLY NOT FORCED TO HAVE A CALF! sometimes when a bull cow is in with a heifer they heifer will have a calf. It does not hurt them at all trust me. They are just like humans it is just life and i agree with you i do not like when they take the calves away from them but it is not good if the calf stays with there mother for there entire life. People that have there cows have calves usually have them to have good shows calves because the mom is a good show cow.

[blackandwhitecow16]

Also i am 13 not 20 or 30 and i know alot about cows. I know how they act and what hurts them and does not hurt them and trust me these things do NOT hurt them.

[VeganButterfly]

And I know that no cow WANTS to be treated as property, exploited, and killed for human profit & enjoyment.

Put yourself in their place. Would YOU want to be a slave?

[VeganButterfly]

Most farms nowadays have the females lined up and the farmers artificially inseminate them. There are no bulls nearby.

Just like humans? You mean you would farm human mothers against their will for their breast milk too? O.o

[VeganButterfly]

Yeah, all lactating mammals who are not "milked" will leak milk for a while. But mammals do not lactate unless they are made pregnant.

If something happens to my baby, should someone steal my milk so it doesn't go to waste? Guess what happens if no one takes it? I get engourged for a little bit and then the milk stops getting produced. Simple.

Animals do not "need" to be brought into existence, exploited, and killed for human profit and enjoyment.

[TheEmmad]

well i milk dairy cows and if u milk them day and night evry day you would get more milk from them True fact

[mitchizhere]

You people know that you do NOT need milk to survive.. nobody does.. I haven't drank milk for over 5 years now.. have my bones been broken? Do I have Osteo? Are my teeth falling out? Get your facts about milk and realise that it really isn't good for you... think about how long those machines are on their udders.. puss and blood will come out of the sores that form.. and the pasteu.. doesn't take any of that shit out of what the public consumes..........

[larasa007]

and this is coming from a Canadian? If your so worried about animal welfare then why don't you go and protest the seal slaughter and leave milk to the ones that like it.

[nutterireland]

i like milk , i lso milk cows and its very clean if you did not have milk as a baby what would happen do you think ...? yes you would die

[VeganButterfly]

Drinking your mothers milk as a baby, and stealing milk from a mother of another species as an adult are VERY different things. You are old enough to type, you should be old enough to wean yourself.

These mothers have not given you permission to use them and take their breast milk for your pleasure.

[emily123abcd]

ok sure.. you dont need to live on milk straight... but i bet u eat ice cream, cheese, yogart, and pretty much everything else.. honestly that was really dumb to say... you do need to live off milk and it is also very yummy! so maybe next time you'll think about what your writing

[VeganButterfly]

I eat soy ice cream, soy cheese, soy yogurt. I'm vegan and do not eat ANY animal products. We do not need cow's breast milk to live!

We need things called "essential nutrients", all of which are easily obtained in a vegan diet.

You are a human. You were made to drink your human mothers breast milk for a couple years and then switch to solid foods, not continue to nurse the rest of your life, especially from mothers of a different species!

[Mcphlange]

blood and puss!? u stupid person.

Cows are milked in good health, and cows with milk imperfections are recorded and there milk never reaches the bulk tank.

Those machines are on the cow for about 8-10 minuites. The cows want to be milked to releive the pressure of holding the milk. So you would rather every1 went vegan and you would never see any cows,pigs,chickens,sheep?? anywere.!!!!

U WANKER

[mahafakir]

U 12c year old english boy watch your fuckIng tongue. U call every body stupid. Some day some body will take you tongue out and chop your hands so you can't call them stupid orally and in writing. Just u watch.

[cowman1970]

What do you feed the cows in Australia?

[titpullers]

Hi cowman1970, most herds still have access to pasture twice a day. Also, most herds feed grain and concentrates in the parlour during milking - some up to 6kg per milking. These well managed pasture based herds can average 10,000 litres per cow and more.

[hassanaye]

wow this is great clip

[farmmo4ever]

how many units does this parlor have?

[titpullers]

Hi farmmo-4ever, This parlour is 20 a-side double so a single milker can handle 40 units with ease and milk about 200 cows per hour.

[canadianredneck01]

wat type of parlor is this?

[orbit15]

a very well cared-for herd, thanks for posting. B

[chrisxy123]

What do you do with their calves?

What is the average life span of these cows?

[titpullers]

The heifer calves are raised as replacements for the herd. the average calving age is 22 to 24 months. Many dairy farms that are operated by a family have cows that have done 8 or 10 lactations as they look after the cows like one of the family. Some large farms have an average of 4 to 5 lactations per cow.

[chrisxy123]

8 to ten "lactations". Means that after half of their natural life thy get slaughtered even when they are considered as "one of the family".

I guess that's much better then being slaughtered after a quarter of your life.

One calf per cow and year is raised? That's pretty much when every 10 years one cow get's slaughtered and in this time there are 8 "new".

[TheLadyJinx]

Cow's milk is filthy and unhealthy.

Soy milk is better, healthier for you and tastes better =]

[tjkillduff]

actually studies have shown that it is not healthier u get more healthy nutritional stuff like different vitamins from cow's milk

[VeganButterfly]

All vitamins are easily obtained in a vegan diet. You do not need a bovine mother's breast milk for your essential nutrients. You're a human, not a cow. And you're an adult, not a baby.

[tjkillduff]

@VeganButterfly Regardless about what you say about all the nutrients I can get from plants, I am going to stick to a balanced diet of meat, greens, and milk.

[VeganButterfly]

So you admit you are exploiting others for unnecessary enjoyment? And you're okay with that?

Even unnecessary harm to others is okay?

[tjkillduff]

@VeganButterfly Cows give milk, I use it. So yes I am fine with exploiting the benefits of dairy cows.  It does not harm them. I have worked on a dairy and plan on furthering my education in a dairy science program. I have even seen cows run to the parlor and most of the time the cows will push each other out of the way to get in the parlor first.

[VeganButterfly]

I give milk. Should people steal my milk too?

Cows make milk for the same reason I and other humans do, for our babies. Mothers make milk to nourish their children, not for adults to steal it for themselves. If you're old enough to type, you're old enough to be weaned off of breast milk and onto solid food.

[tjkillduff]

@VeganButterfly No I do not plan on taking milk from you. Cows are not people. Milk is good for you so I say why not drink it.

[VeganButterfly]

So what if cows are not humans? Others do not need to be the same species as me to matter, just like they do not need to be the same race or gender. A sentient being is a sentient being.

I bet human milk, and even flesh can be healthy to eat....that doesn't make it ethical to take.

[tjkillduff]

@VeganButterfly I believe that animals were placed on this earth to use. Cows do matter and that is why almost all farmers are extremely careful about keeping the animals healthy and comfortable. I see no ethical problems with eating meat and drinking milk.

[VeganButterfly]

Non-humans are not made for humans any more than blacks are made for whites or women are made for men. Your idea of non-humans being made for humans is nothing but a prejudice. A bias created for the benefit of humans.

Cows do matter, as in they have the right to not be treated as property.

[tjkillduff]

@VeganButterfly You can call it whatever you want and obviously we do and will have differing opinions on this issue. I personally do not put animals on the same level as humans. I do not believe humans to be just animals.  I see no problem with cows being property. Blacks as slaves was wrong because they are humans.

[VeganButterfly]

Humans ARE just animals. We are not gods. We are not masters. We are homo sapiens. We are a species in Kingdom Animalia.

Do we tell our children not to hit because others have similar DNA structure? Or because hitting HURTS?

You KNOW sentience it what matters, not how we are built. You know it in your heart.

Speciesists think other animals can be enslaved because they're not human. Racists think other races can be enslaved because they're not white. Neither prejudice is ethical.

[tjkillduff]

@VeganButterfly Yep I guess I am prejudiced against animals when folks say that humans and animals are equal. Milking a cow doesn't HURT them. All the cows I've seen do not seem to care to much about the position they are in. They eat and sleep as much as they want. Dairy cows usually lay in sand or on mattresses all day.

[VeganButterfly]

I am truly saddened by the extent of your blindness. I can't believe you think cows enjoy being treated as objects, exploited, controlled, bought, sold, manipulated, forced into pregnancy, forced to lose their children, prodded, confined, chained, transported, killed prematurely...just so YOU can suckle on someone's breast milk...

I think it's time for me to move on to the next person. At least I tried my best.

I hope you have a good day and a wonderful life. Take care.

[tjkillduff]

@VeganButterfly Cows don't really care what they are as long as they are comfortable. Personally, I don't really see them as having much for feelings. Once the calf is taken the cow just goes on with her business. To me that shows that they don't care. Also please visit a dairy farm in your area to see how well the cows are cared for. Also, I'm guessing that you think no one should have pets as well correct?

[VeganButterfly]

What? I have SEEN calves being taken from their mothers. I have seen them cry out for each other the entire time I've seen the babies struggling against the ropes and trying so hard to get back to their moms.

There are dairy farms all over here. I don't have to set one foot on them to see if they are treated as property & exploited for profit & pleasure of humans. I already know they are. I don't care how slaves are treated, slavery is wrong. You're correct, I don't support the "pet" industry.

[VeganButterfly]

Just so you know, I live in Alberta (cattle country). I have been around farms. I have even been on them when I lived in Ontario. I have spent 90% of my life in the country. I have even worked at a cattle auction for half a year & had the displeasure of seeing animals being abused firsthand & overhearing farmers conversing about what they do. I have heard many horrific stories straight from the farmers' mouths & they seemed pretty proud. I left there after one too many nightmares.

[VeganButterfly]

Ah, I just realized you were the one I said I was done talking to. I guess I will have to block to move on to the next person since you won't give up trying to make me into a speciesist and slavery supporter.

Again, have a nice life.

[tjkillduff]

@VeganButterfly Ya after this comment I will not say any more. You can do what you want, I have no problem with you not consuming animal products. I just have a problem when you attack a way of life that to most people has nothing wrong with it. That is all

[Erix7810]

Do you realize the only reason there are millions of cows on this planet is because they produce milk? It is their only purpose on this earth.  Get that through your head

[VeganButterfly]

Of course I realize that. That's why I'm protesting it. Being born into slavery doesn't make slavery okay simply because the slave got to be born!

I'd rather slaves never be born at all.

[raaraa33]

Soy milk = milk cockroaches

Taste of soy milk taste like Insecticide spraying

[VeganButterfly]

Try organic.

Animal products have an even higher concentration of insecticides and herbicides since they eat large amounts of plants that have been HEAVILY sprayed with it. It accumulates in their flesh (and by-products)

Concerned about insecticides, herbicides, and other chemicals? Go vegan and eat organic.

[cornandstuff]

@VeganButterfly this is exaggerated, chemical use is restricted/monitored and if traces of chemical are found in milk it is discarded. And going organic isn't an option for the poor people of the world who already struggle to feed themselves, without chemical inputs agriculture would only be able to support half of the worlds current population, let alone the predicted populations of the near future

[77bajaf150]

@VeganButterfly I hate to burst ur bubble but we have 5500 conventional cows and 8500 organic cows...they both eat on the same pastures and receive feed from the same silage pits. They r also both treated the same way so if u had some preconceived notion that organic cows received better treatment u r wrong. we take careful care of our cows no matter what they r. the only difference is when a conventional cow is dying we can do something about it, whereas if an organic cow is dying we just watch

[VeganButterfly]

@77bajaf150 I agree completely. "Organic" slavery is a ridiculous concept, only designed to make non-vegans more comfortable with exploiting animals and thus bringing more profit for the slave owners. It does nothing to help the animals. It doesn't matter what slaves are fed, what drugs they are given, or how they are killed. What matters is that they are enslaved and exploited in the first place. No idea where you thought I'd actually support "happy" animal slavery.

[maximum411]

@VeganButterfly

Just curious- are you against keeping pets, too?

BTW, I used to be a vegetarian and now only occasionally eat grass-fed, organic meat from local farms, so this is not an attack.

[VeganButterfly]

@maximum411 Yes, I am against treating others as property and exploiting them for human use, and that includes owning and exploiting animals for use as "pets". All the non-human animals in my home are rescued and/or adopted as I do not support the "pet" trade.

[troyrl]

Um...is this new to Aust.? This style of front unload has been in the US for 20+ years. Just wondering. They work awesome in Herringbones or parallels fyi. Just need 10feet min for the cows to go out into.

[troyrl]

Fat? They look really health acually

[Clockquiy]

look at thoose poor cows they are fat little poor things i need to cry

[hamioraj]

1st time iv seen sumthing like that. what type of break downs do you have in relation to a hearingbone

[titpullers]

Very little problem with breakdowns. The system needs a good air compressor to be reliable.

[ADeadlyPancake]

how much would one of these run me? plz find out plz

[titpullers]

Hi, In Australian dollars, the cost per cow for the Dairymaster Rapid Release bailing with feed troughs and frames is $2250.00 per unit, the individual cow feeding is about $1,500.00 per unit, the Auto ID is about $25,000.00, the 3 way auto drafting system is about $24,000.00 and the auto teat spray is about $4,500.00. The milking machine with auto detachers can cost about $4,500.00 per unit. These estimates are for the equipment installed and operating.

[ADeadlyPancake]

is milking dangerous?

i mean like do they kick alot

[newportsmoker91]

no not really unless you get a mean heafer which is a new cow who just gave birth lol

[denie178]

i just love this parlour i wud love somthing like this at home its brill.. we only have 60 holstein cows on our farm in ireland in a 6 unit parlour.. but maybe sum day!! it looks like an execellent set up n a very comfortable environment to work in.. love the dairy master robot!!

[MAZDAMAN666]

i gotta milk 300 cows twice a day

they are on a carousel

takes bout 3 or 4 hours

[ania425]

Thats why we need cows.

[leadalpard]

Hi,

amazing farm! i work in a dairy in philippines for almost 3 years. it is to different in terms of farm fascilities your farm are using. wish i could experience such type of milking parlors you have.keep posting!

[titpullers]

Hi Leadalpard,

we have several more parlours like this one operating now and all owned and operated by smaller family farms of between 200 and 400 cows. one person can milk on their own and still have time for looking at the udders to make sure all are milked OK before release. I hope to post another video soon of our most recent 20 Rapid release - i think it is very impressive.

[shorthopper88]

i bet the cows shit all over you in this parlor

[kiwi0800]

world largest dairy trade. is New Zealand 35% of world

[Borgfan8of5]

no, not really, it's currently india.

[xLatinChika209x]

my husband works for a dairy out here in California and i admire your work..many question but i know how hard it is, having to get up every so hours and not being able to rest...its tough

[JaseSpots]

You think it's tough for your husband? Imagine being a female bovine and having your sore nipples sucked upon nonstop, on top of being impregnated constantly and unable to raise your babies because they're ripped away when their born to be veal. Puts things in perspective.

[st3even]

hmm

[chickensonaspaceship]

I don't think they have to be impregnated constantly. They will keep producing milk as long as said nipples are being sucked on.

[dyssman]

we milk 6500 cows each twice a day out in iowa :)...our cows are loaded in and out much faster btw. I envy you in not having to pre-dip and also being able to take your sweet ass time putting on milkers :P

[titpullers]

Hi dyssman,

This video is of a family farm and we also have much larger farms and parlours. one customer has a 116 point rotary that they milk about 750 cows per hour - that is about 4.7 seconds per cow - there is two milkers cupping, cluster removers and one drifter fixing fall off's, reattach's etc.

[lmbg77]

amazing i worked in a big dairy in tulare california,every cow had a computer chip around their neck,we could even separate cows just by typing in the cow number and the gates would take care of the rest,but i had never heard of dairymaster,amazing

[lmbg77]

whats the counting in the back,is that a radio?

[titpullers]

Hi, The talking in the back ground is the Dairymaster Auto ID Voice messaging system. It does many things including alerts for depressed yield (with milk meter),counting cows in, gives loading time, voice alerts for antibiotic treated cows and literally hundreds of messages if you choose to use them.

[Kintail82]

that idiotic sounding voice would be the first thing to go in my barn. Our metetron displays do the same thing with out having to listen to a robotic voice

[loneless]

I work on a dairy out in Kansas (Timeline Dairy II LLC), our parlour milks 70 total (35 each side of the parlour), about 4800 cattle a day, on 2 shifts. Our parlour setup however does not look as good as yours, I like how this dairy's milking parlour is set up. Gives the cows a lot of room. Your cows also look very nice!

[titpullers]

Hi,

I visited Texas mid last year after the Cattle Housing Conference in Mineappolis. We saw some great dairy farms milking thousands of cows. Australia still has mostly family based dairy farms but the larger corporate style farms are starting to come into the industry. We had an "open day" today for a new 80 point rotary that will milk about 1200 cows 2 x for a start. I will post a video on YouTube soon. Cheers, Titpullers!!

[benitoyao]

interesting. but what is TMR?

[titpullers]

Hi,

A TMR is short for Total Mixed Ration. This ration is typically formulated by a ruminant nutritionist and generally contains good quality forage and concentrates in a balanced ration.

[corbystarlet]

are they daul cups, and where abouts are ya in australia?

[titpullers]

The milking plant is Westfalia and all other equipment is Dairyking (or Dairymaster in all other countries)

This dairy is near Rochester in Victoria.

[corbystarlet]

ok, we just started milking ours once aday,

[klroenrve]

how much do u get per cow per day of milking once a day up in canada we get 30 for twice aday

[corbystarlet]

are they daul cups, and where abouts are ya in australia?

[Alfalavalve]

How many you milk

[titpullers]

This parlour is milking about 300 at the moment.

One operator can milk about 200 per hour on their own. With the Dairymaster Auto ID, Auto Feed, Auto Draft and Auto Teat spray, the milker can concentrate on just milking the cows well. This herd has an average of about 8500 litres per cow.

[Alfalavalve]

You are a big operator, we will be milking 170 through a 10:20 swing over by the middle of march when the cows go out to grass

[darfield1]

have been working with dairy cows for 40 years.have to say your cows look very clean and in good order.They won't run into the parlour like that if there TMR fed.will you change your management due to milk price rise

[titpullers]

Hi, the main reason there has been a lot of farms change to TMR type feeding is the severe drought in many parts of Australia. the coastal regions are OK for pasture, but the grain price is at record levels.

[patzmarketing]

Do you use a TMR feed mixer in your operation?

[titpullers]

No, this farm has what we call a "waste-not" hay and silage feeding system. This method of feeding reduces the need to feed a TMR once or twice a day. the feeding racks are refilled maybe three times a week. This allows family dairy farms more quality time over a weekend - no mixing feed.. All concentrates are fed to the cows on an individual cow basis in the parlour. Per cow milk production may be a bit lower, but the system is very efficient and cost effective.

[canterbury21]

that is a pretty cool shed, wouldnt mind working there, iv got 7yrs experience working in NZ on dairy farms. my parents own farms theres. neva seen a parlour like this one...

[kalihat]

cows are creatures of habit. they get used to things very quickly. loud noises, lining up. after a few days, cows will generally go to the same side of the parlor every time to be milked.

[arabmad]

how much did this parlour cost. 100k maybe. and only getting 18p a LITRE. scandelous. you should get 30p at least. from an x dairy farmer 2001 fmd victim. its hard work and you decerve every penny you get

[tamias6]

How do those cows line up on their own with out any handlers?

[titpullers]

it all get back to the design of the equipment and parlour cow comfort - when a facility suits the cows, they all come into the parlour without any human intervention - it makes milking time what it should be - enjoyable!

[perryds420]

Fuck i hate cows they are a very unintelligent speicies. Its hard to get them to come in the parlour sometimes especially the hefeirs

[tder]

thats a dairymaster machine

[titpullers]

That's correct - sold in Australia as Dairyking. i enjoyed my stay in Tralee.

[suchandradasi]

What is the name of this dairy? It is very clean, and modern, yet it looks like they have pasture and a social life. They look happy. I would buy their milk. :)

[bigbrudz]

very nice

[xSoCalBeautyx]

its so cute how they just line up on their own.

[milkers007]

i ove cows they rock!

[alfachevrolet]

whats about to the ligth in to the parlour

[robertcgawthorp]

i have milked in one of thoose parlours there shit nd cold nd nt fun i prefer herinbones

[iloverabbits2012]

cows r cool i like em'

[lizzardbot]

i wish i had a cow

[thomas451]

is that a dairymaster parlour looks very like the ones we have in ireland

[aisrael1]

May sound stupid but excuse me for asking,

"Why you need milk when you got beer my Irish friend?"

[Heatseeker872591]

the fresian/holstein cow. dairy cow of the world i wudnt mind working on a dairy farm