Measuring the Benefit of a Computer in the Milking Parlor:
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This paper reports an experiment conducted to assess the contribution of a computer system in the milking parlor to the detection of mastitis and estrous (udder infection and the time to inseminate the cow). The experiment was carried out in a herd of 700 cows in Israel. It was found that the computer system contributed markedly to the cows' productivity and profitability. (
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