Barn Design for Robotic Milking - Embrun Veterinary...
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Barn Design for Robotic Milking
Jack Rodenburg (“Retired” after 34 years as dairy systems
specialist with OMAFRA)
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II have a learned a lot about cow
behaviour working with this team in
Holland
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Vetvice books I have
co-authored
Jack Rodenburg
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DairyLogix/ /Cowhomes Robotic Milking Barn
Our long term
objective is to design
the perfect robotic
milking barn.
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Both of the current market leaders achieve excellent results
where good technical support is provided
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Insentec offers an industrial robot arm
placed between two milking stalls
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Boumatic : self contained, milks between the
rear legs, exit both sides of the box
Easy route with no turns for separation and
milking special needs cows.
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Different robots require different layouts but
the same principles apply. This tollgate
system has merit for Insentec and Boumatic
double box applications
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GEA Multibox with up to 5
stalls in tandem
To sort cows exiting from tandem stalls
you must use a commitment pen.
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Roboleo tie stall robotic milker - future welfare demands
will make this difficult, especially with pasture
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What will robotic milking look like in the future? This is a Dutch research project taking the robot into the pasture
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120 Comfortable Freestalls
for Milking Cows
Robot 1 Robot 2
30 freestalls with
flexible gating for far
off dry cows or
separation cows
Bedding
pack for
fresh and
lame cows
Maternity
pens
Perimeter
feeding
Perimeter
feeding
Office
Utility
↓Tank
↑Chute (s)
Close ups
Management rail→
Heifers
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Cow comfort in a robot barn
= free traffic
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Robot
Feed Alley
Free Cow Traffic: Cows
can access all areas
Robot
Feed Alley
Forced Cow Traffic: Cows
can only access feed after
passing through the robot
Commitment
pen
Fetch pen
Free or Forced Cow Traffic ???
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Robot
Feed Alley
Forced Cow Traffic (with
Pre-selection): Eligible
cows directed to robot and
others to bunk
Robot
Feed Alley
Feed First Forced Traffic:
Free bunk access, Eligible
cows directed to robot and
others to freestalls
Pre-selection gate
Pre-selection
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Selection
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Improve on this with multiple selection gates and more open
access to them, and exit cows directly to the other side of the barn
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Every cow waits the same amount, but in a very stressful place
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Free vs Forced cow traffic (Thune
2002)
free forced pre-selection
no. milkings 2.0 2.6 2.4
no. of meals 12.1 3.9 6.5
average time
waiting at robot (minutes/day)
Dominant Cows 78 140 124
Timid Cows 95 240 168
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Free vs. Forced Cow Traffic Bach et. al. 2009
/cow/day Free traffic Forced Traffic P-value
Milkings 2.2 2.5 <0.001
Fetched milkings 0.5 0.1 <0.001
Bunk Ration intake 41.0 lbs 38.8 lbs 0.24
No. of bunk visits 10.1 6.6 <0.001
Milk production 65.7 lbs 68.1 lbs 0.32
Fat % 3.65 3.44 0.06
Protein % 3.38 3.31 0.05
Fat yield 2.40 lbs 2.34 lbs
Protein yield 2.22 lbs 2.25 lbs
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Forced vs Free Traffic
• With free traffic a new fetch cow is a signal to
check for a new case of clinical mastitis or
lameness. The new fetch cow costs time but
provides management information
• Forced traffic decreases the emphasis on feeding
in the robot and reduces the number of fetch cows.
When there are strong economic incentives to
minimize use of pelleted feed in the robot and
replace it with home grown grain in the TMR,
there may be justification for considering forced
traffic
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Free or Forced Cow Traffic -Both can work very well with good management
- But when things go a little wrong:
-forced traffic COWS suffer fewer meals and
longer waiting times (and foot health issues)
- Free traffic FARMERS suffer increased fetching.
( a warning to step up management)
- I design for both but have a strong preference for
free traffic!
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“Freedom to Choose”
For you . . . . But not for the cow . . . There are many examples of
excellent results with blue robots with free cow traffic!
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A typical feed first barn:
4 row of stalls, smart gates, and
+ 30 cm manger space per cow
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Does forced traffic justify less manger space ??
Not with feed first.......and not with high milking frequency !!
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- 20 robots, two 170 x 400 ft 4 plus 4 rows, rest first
forced traffic and perimeter feeding
- room for 2 more barns sloping 2% to the center
-They are highly respected innovators and they chose
forced traffic
Mason Dixon Farms, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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The Key to Making Free Traffic
Work is……..
Space in front of the robots
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Timid cows are afraid to come near this robot
because they cannot escape
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Large open area in front of the
milking stalls
Robot 1 Robot 2
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- 20 feet from the milking box to the first freestall
(also adds more manger and headlock space)
- Locate cow brushes, pasture selection gates, and computer
feeders far away from this area to spread out barn activity
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What is the problem?
How will you solve it?
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This is better !!
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Does robot orientation matter?
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Cows Choosing to be Milked in Stall 101 vs 102 (average 52.9%)
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3 months of data from 12 herds
1165 cows
% of total milking visits to robot 1
% of
cows in
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robot
use
group
38.7 % Cross Use
19.7 %
selective
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Robots facing the same way result in the least
selective use
Cows turn the same way to enter
Good visibility from the resting area
Cross use was high at 48.6 %
(vs 38.7% in all herds)
Selective use was lowest at 8.1 %
(vs 19.7 % in all herds)
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All robots face the same way
Robot 1 Robot 2
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In large herds, one room saves cost and service
labour……but it is not my preference
With one robot
per room you can
hear vacuum and
air leaks, worn
bearings etc.
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Cow Comfort in the Milking Stall
Ceiling Fans for
ventilation and fly
control
Level entry
Rubber floor
Highly visible from the
barn
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Cow Comfort in the Milking Stall
Lely model A2 – small space and butt plate to locate udder
A3 – bigger space and load cells to locate udder
A4 – straight in and out and tail head camera
Better comfort in the stall has increased visits and reduced fetching
in newer models
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If the system has a butt plate and adjustable
feed bowl, adjust these properly.
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New labor demands with robotics
• Fetching cows that don’t attend voluntarily
– 2 to 10% need fetching on well run dairies
– Up to 25% need fetching in older research
• Provide simple cow routing and low stress
fetch pens to get these cows milked
• Manage the herd and design housing systems
to minimize the number of cows that require
fetching
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Simple routing that makes all
handling a one man job
a. for fetching
Robot 1 Robot 2
↑Fetch pen 2 ↑Fetch pen 1
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b. Simple routing from group to group
Milking
Dry
Close Up
Calving
Fresh and
Lame
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c. Simple routing to the handling area
Milking
Dry
Close Up
Calving
Milking
Fresh and
Lame
One man, working alone,
should be able to move any
cow to the handling area in
one minute !
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Low stress handling of fetch
cows in a learning environment
with split entry fetch pens
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Split Entry Fetch Pen for Fetched
Cows Only
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Advantages of split robot entry
• Timid, fetched cows are not
stressed by boss cows
coming through the pen
• Cows in the herd have robot
access while fetched cows
are in the pen
• Fetched cows still have to
compete a little, and are
rewarded for positive
behaviour.
• The farmer can leave the
barn
• Potential for “automation”
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Progressive Teaching of
voluntary milking
1- push cow in
2- chain the gate and leave her
3- leave her in the fetch pen
4- release her to the herd
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A split entry fetch pen and an exit
lane encourage high throughput
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Footbath at the robot exit discourages visits ?
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I prefer a footbath in a remote crossover
– once a week walk all cows through it twice
• Less disruptive to
robot visits
• All cows get 2 passes
• Fresh chemical works
better
• Keeps chemical away
from milk and
delicate metal parts
• Less work, especially
in large groups
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Nigel Cook design
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Maximum comfort for fresh
and lame cows in a bedding
pack with robot access
Fresh and
lame cows
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Fresh and
lame cows
A stress free calving line with
close up, calving and fresh cows
side by side in bedding packs
Manure clean out
Maternity pens
Close up pen
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Calving area behind the robot
brings the fresh cow back to
the fetch pen
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Flexible Milking Groups
- 2 small groups means easy
fetching and the option to split
by age or stage of lactation.
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Flexible Milking Groups
- 1 larger group means less
disruption with wash,
maintenance, or alarms
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New labor demands with robotics
- There is no fixed milking time so cow
handling gets more complicated
- Many herds create new work handling cows in
free stalls
- A common conclusion is that all robot barns
should have headlocks throughout
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I Disagree • Just like handling in a parlor, handling at
the manger gives cows a bad experience in
a good place.
• Locking up all cows to handle 20% creates
unnecessary stress. Releasing 80% adds
further stress to those remaining.
• Bringing tools, drugs, etc. to cows spread
along the entire manger makes it work for
two people and more time consuming
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A handling system based on
separation
• Sort post milking over a 12 hour period to
collect cows for handling
• Provide a chute for hoof trimming and
headlocks, a second chute, or a management
rail for group handling. . . .like flaming
udders
• Design all gates, cow routing etc. so one
person can work alone.
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Flexible separation area gated
for 2 stalls
Far off dry cows
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3 way sort at the robot exit
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Milking
Dry
Close Up
Calving
Milking
Fresh and
Lame
Direct access by all groups to
central handling
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Handle individual cows in the chute
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Strategic Placement of Computer,
equipment storage, water and hydro in the
handling area.
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Flexible separation area gated
for 16 stalls, including 14
borrowed from far off dry cows
Far off dry
cows
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Handle groups in
headlocks in the
separation area, or
in a management
rail
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Far off dry
cows
←Management rail
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When not separating cows,
train older heifers 3 weeks
before calving
Heifers
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Train Cows and Heifers to use One Way Gates
before calving
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Wide finger gates reduce congestion in forced
traffic barns
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Wide finger gates reduce congestion when
fetching in a large group
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Perimeter feeding for central
handling, flexible group sizes,
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6 - 8 feet wider than center drive through
- No rain, sun or frost in the stalls or manure alleys
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Requires a 14 ft
high sidewall for
trailer mixers
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Perimeter feeding
Automated feed
delivery saves
space
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www.outsidefeeding.com
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Cows don’t leave the barn…..
....Big equipment is disruptive !
Straight wide, drive through alleys,
big crossovers and free traffic minimize
disruption of the cows
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Open alleys through the full
length of the barn
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Forced traffic means cows displaced
from an alley cannot go back
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Choose mattress systems that
require minimal bedding
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Or automate bedding delivery
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Flex augur runs in this barn are up to 180 feet long and drop sawdust at the common corner of four stalls
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Automatic Bedding Delivery
- Artex and Jamesway are working together on belt systems
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Tractor scraping disturbs cows and is
not an option (slats, scrapers or flush)
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Prevent Lameness with Tube Scrapers
- The manure bath in front
of mechanical alley scrapers
leads to clean barns and dirty
diseased feet
- Norbco and Jamesway both
offer tube systems.
- Great drainage, less cable
wear, but some design issues
and challenges.
- $65/ft adds $250/cow
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A robot farmer spends more time in the
office and less in the barn
Is this a good farm office ??
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Windows onto:
1. Calving area
2. Cows in
front of the
robot
3. The
approach to
the barn
outside
High terminal for stand up access, bar stool for longer jobs
Easy to clean surfaces …….or a separate stand up terminal
in the hallway
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Office area with a good overview of
the front of the robot, the calving pen
and the yard.
Office
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Office area with a good overview of
the front of the robot, the calving pen
and the yard.
and a spot to park the feed pusher
Office
Feed
Pusher
Park
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STORAGE2700
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CL
16'
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40'
40'
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Two or four groups, central handling
Expandable to 4 robots, 240 milking cows
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In this “L” layout, robots are close together, highly visible, and both
are left entry. Cross use is excellent
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Fetch
pen
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Four Robots, Two Groups
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Aaaaaa
A Robot Barn for 240 cows expandable to 480
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Tollgate layout for Insentec and Boumatic
double boxes
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120 Comfortable Freestalls
for Milking Cows
Rob
ot
1
Rob
ot
2
30 freestalls with
flexible gating for far
off dry cows or
separation cows
Bedding
pack for
fresh and
lame cows
Maternity
pens
Perimeter
feeding
Perimeter
feeding
Office
Utility
↓Tank
↑Chute (s)
Close ups
Management rail→
Heifers
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How would I do forced traffic ??? The goal is to minimize waiting in the commitment pen, and
avoid line ups at selection gates.
- Feed first vs rest first is farmers choice
- Four row tail to tail layout with perimeter feeding
- At least two selection gates and a pre-selection gate per
group
- At least three wide one way gates
- Lots of open space around gates
- One robot and 60 cows or 2 with 120 max
- Option to leave the commitment pen back to the original
side
- Provide a priority lane for timid cows
- Feed and/or push up feed frequently
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How would I do tandem multibox ???
The goal is to minimize waiting in the commitment pen, and
avoid line ups at selection gates.
- With no experience and very few examples to learn from
specific recommendations are difficult
- The first Ontario installation at Kie Farms has a very well
thought out design for routing cows from one resting area
to two separate manger areas, a separation pen and a
special needs area.
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A Word of Advice Robotic milking systems operating below
capacity result in totally different dynamics
in the herd. Never assume that what works
well with 40 cows per box will work
equally well with 60 or 70!
While the capacity expressed in cows, liters,
or milking minutes will likely go up over
time, experience is demonstrating that
higher production per cow and lower labour
input may favour fewer cows per box
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Thank You !
The End .............
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