Milking Machine Settings and Liner Design Are Important to Improve Milking Efficiency and Lactating Animal Welfare—Technical Note

The purpose of milking machines is to harvest milk at optimal quality and speed, while maintaining animal comfort teat defense mechanisms against invading mastitis pathogens. Therefore, the machine a very important piece equipment on dairy farms maintain long healthy lactation by following physiological conditions udder. mechanical forces during long-term processes lead changes in tissue. This effect related degree adaptation requirements individual udder anatomy lactating animals. If both, settings liner design are not suitable for all teats animals farm, some will be fully milked, condition deteriorate over time end, they may suffer from mastitis. udders central key component an effective produce good yield with higher preventing health welfare. On large thick teats, conventional liners often fit too tight, causing massive stress load small however, do adhere sufficiently close which can cause considerable air admission hence slips. new liners, “Stimulor® StressLess” (Siliconform, Türkheim, Germany), have wave-like lip construction adapt well different sizes herd, thus ensuring consistent A proper accommodates forms, has low vacuum effectively open stimulate release letdown. In addition, right pulsation rate stable area milking. conclusion, ideal adapts morphological, anatomical, characteristics it should achieve physiologically process that meets high welfare standards increases production standard.