In contrast to conventional milking, in which people bring the cows to be
milked, automatic milking places emphasis on the cow’s inclination to be
milked in a self-service manner several times a day. The idea that cows like
being milked is very attractive, and one of the main financial benefits from
automatic milking is the increase in milk yield from more frequent milking.
When the cow wants to be milked, she walks to the milking station. A
transponder on the cow identifies it, and if the cow was milked recently, she
is directed back to the resting or feeding area.
The cow enters the automatic milking station and an individual amount of
concentrate is served.