Abstract
Relationship between herd size, milking technology and milk production parameters on large-scale Hungarian dairy farms
Highlights
Different milking technologies can be used for the milking process – milking parlors, milking jugs and automatic milking systems
The milk yield of the parlor group was greater in the 3rd recording
The somatic cell count was significantly greater by the parlor group in the 1st and 2nd recordings (p < 0.05)
Summary
Different milking technologies can be used for the milking process – milking parlors, milking jugs and automatic milking systems (milking robots). The quality of milk can be affected by genetic (animal breed) and non-genetic factors, for example, feeding, welfare, environment [1,2,3]. Stress is one of environment factors, which affects the quality of milk. The result of periodic interruption of milk ejection is inflammation in the udder. Ergonomic milking technology and responsible employees affect the welfare for cows [5]. Each cow goes individually to the milking robot. All cows are moved to the milking parlor at the same time [6]. Cows are loading milking robots during the day. The load of the milking robots decreases during night [7]. For evaluation of cow welfare in different milking technologies, the somatic cell count is a suitable indicator
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