Herd Management in Robotic Milking

Öz

It is important to know the potential of the animals in the dairy farms in order to have high quality production as well as to maximize profitability and higher efficiency. In milk production enterprises, milking is one of the most important herd management practices that should be emphasized in terms of both animal health and business, as well as the process of obtaining milk, which is one of the main income sources of the enterprises. Individual management of each cow is only possible with good herd management. Robotic milking systems are the most remarkable system in the individual management of cows in today's technology. The introduction of automatic milking systems, called robotic milking systems, in the early 1990s, undoubtedly provided a major breakthrough in dairy cattle. With the advancement and development of technology, milk production enterprises have made significant progress in milking technology by renewing themselves and keeping up with modernization. Manual milking has enabled milking to be done with machines with the development of milking stall types, and then milking systems to be made in a computerized environment with the development of the computer, and today it has contributed to the development of modern robotic milking systems. The aim of this study is to compare the traditional milking and robotic milking systems that are widely used in dairy farms, to give information about the characteristics, advantages, disadvantages, place and importance of the robotic milking system in herd management and to guide the breeders who want to switch to the robotic milking system and maximize their production.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Animal traffic
• automatic milking system
• dairy cattle
• milk yield
• milk quality

Robotik Sağımda Sürü Yönetimi

Öz

Süt sığırcılığı işletmelerinde kaliteli üretimin olmasının yanı sıra, daha yüksek verim ile karlılığın maksimum seviyede olması için işletmedeki hayvanların potansiyellerinin bilinmesi önem arz eder. Süt üretimi yapan işletmelerde sağım, işletmelerin ana gelir kaynaklarından biri olan sütün elde edilme işlemi olmasının yanında, gerek hayvan sağlığı gerekse işletme açısından üzerinde durulması gereken en önemli sürü yönetim uygulamalarından birisidir. Her bir ineğin bireysel yönetimi ancak iyi bir sürü yönetimi ile mümkün olmaktadır. Günümüz teknolojisinde ineklerin bireysel yönetiminde en dikkat çeken sistem olan robotik sağım sistemleridir. Robotik sağım sistemleri olarak adlandırılan otomatik sağım sistemlerinin 1990'ların başında piyasaya sürülmesi, şüphesiz süt sığırcılığında büyük bir atılım sağlamaktadır. Teknolojinin ilerlemesi ve gelişmesi ile süt üretimi yapan işletmelerin kendini yenileyerek modernizasyona ayak uydurmaları sağım teknolojisinde önemli ilerlemeler sağlamıştır. Geçmişte yapılan elle sağım bu ilerlemeler sayesinde sağım durak tiplerinin gelişmesi ile sağımın makinelerle yapılmasına, daha sonra bilgisayarın geliştirilmesi ile de sağım sistemlerin bilgisayarlı ortamda yapılmasına olanak sağlamış olup, günümüzde ise modern robotik sağım sistemlerinin geliştirilmesine katkıda bulunmuştur. Bu çalışmanın amacı; süt sığırcılığı işletmelerinde yaygın olarak kullanılan geleneksel sağım ve robotik sağım sistemlerinin karşılaştırılması, robotik sağım sisteminin özellikleri, avantajları, dezavantajları, sürü yönetimindeki yeri ve önemi hakkında bilgilerin verilmesi ile robotik sağım sistemine geçiş yapmak ve üretimlerini en üst düzeye çıkarmak isteyen yetiştiricilere yön vermeye yardımcı olmaktır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Hayvan trafiği
• otomatik sağım sistemi
• süt sığırcılığı
• süt verimi
• süt kalitesi

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