BouMatic - 80 Stall Daytona Rotary Parlor

An 80 stall Daytona rotary at Maple Leaf Dairy in Cleveland, Wisconsin. The BouMatic Dealer is LDS, Inc. of Chilton, Wisconsin.

Maple Leaf Dairy operates with SmartDairy software, ISO RFID ear tags and a Perfection Meter system by BouMatic. There are also two StepGuardian™ automated hoof baths installed at Maple Leaf Dairy.

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Science & Technology

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• Boumatic
• Maple Leaf Dairy
• rotary
• daytona
• parlor
• milking

[thecool830]

How many cows do they milk and how long does it take??

[boumatic]

@thecool830 They milk over 3,000 cows. 21 hours per day, 3-7hr shifts

The diameter of the 80-stall rotary platform in feet and inches is 83' 6.5"

[boumatic]

@thecool830 They milk over 3,000 cows. 21 hours per day, 3-7hr shifts

The diameter of the 80-stall rotary platform in feet and inches is 83' 6.5"

[boumatic]

@thecool830 They milk over 3,000 cows. 21 hours per day, 3-7hr shifts

The diameter of the 80-stall rotary platform in feet and inches is 83' 6.5"

[boumatic]

You're correct, the cow must enter the rotary. There are some mechanical systems in place that if she bumps the side because she is not completely on the rotary, it will trip some switches in the system and stop the rotary until she is on and the person working restarts the rotary turning. However, most of the time the cows are excited to enter and this feature isn't needed.

[boumatic]

This isn't exact, but two weeks ago they were running in the 7 sec range at 514 cows/hr, 8 seconds per stall (450 cows per hour) was too slow.

[seventynine1]

How do you stop freshly calved from kicking and do they slow down milking alot

[NikolaosLedZeppelin]

2:18 after 15 years in stables 1st time I see betadine cleaning of the breasts. That's great.

[xgkkp]

What prevents the cow from stopping in the transition from path->rotary? It doesn't look there is enough side-room for it to just get pushed aside....