relation: http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/36358/
title: Correlations of production factors in automated milking system in a Hungarian dairy farm
creator:  Hlel Nawel
creator:  Holló Gabriella
creator:  Bus Bence
creator:  Süli Ágnes
creator:  Nyúl Zsófia
creator:  Szabari Miklós
subject: 04.02. Állattenyésztési és tejtermelési tudomány
description: Nowadays the use of automated milking systems (AMS) is increasingly popular as a technology that can reduce labor, increase milk production, and maximize profit. This study, which was carried out on a private dairy farm located in West Hungary, aimed to examine the relationship between AMS and production efficiency in lactating cows with herd sizes ranging from 267 to 322 Holstein-Friesian cows in the middle of lactation specifically 165 ± 10 days in milk. The result of this study indicates that on average, an AMS unit milked 49 ± 3 cows daily with each cow being milked 2.7 ± 0.1 times per day and producing a daily milk yield of 32.5 ± 1.3 kg per cow. The data was statistically analyzed using Pearson correlations and multiple linear regression analysis. The study found that daily milk yield was positively correlated with milking frequency (r = 0.61, p < 0.01) and negatively correlated with failed milkings (r = - 0.34, p < 0.01) but had no correlation with refusals (p > 0.05). As we expected, a positive correlation was observed between the amount of concentrate offered in AMS per cow per day and both milk yield (r = 0.52, p < 0.01) and milking frequency (r = 0.27, p < 0.01). Finally, the fat content was negatively correlated with daily milk yield (p < 0.05) and the amount of concentrate, however, there was no correlation observed for protein content with daily milk yield or the amount of concentrate in the AMS (p > 0.05). Detailed knowledge of these factors such as milking frequency and concentrate intake associated with increasing milk yield by using AMS will help guide future recommendations to producers for maximizing milk yield and decreasing the cost on dairy farms.
date: 2024
type: Folyóiratcikk
type: PeerReviewed
format: text
identifier: http://publicatio.bibl.u-szeged.hu/36358/1/AWETH_AMSmilking_131-145.pdf
identifier:     Hlel Nawel;  Holló Gabriella;  Bus Bence;  Süli Ágnes;  Nyúl Zsófia;  Szabari Miklós: Correlations of production factors in automated milking system in a Hungarian dairy farm.   ANIMAL WELFARE ETOLÓGIA ÉS TARTÁSTECHNOLÓGIA / ANIMAL WELFARE ETHOLOGY AND HOUSING SYSTEMS, 20 (2).  pp. 131-145.  ISSN 1786-8440 (2024)     
identifier: doi:10.17205/aweth.6478
relation: https://doi.org/10.17205/aweth.6478
relation: 35706134
language: eng
relation: info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.17205/aweth.6478
rights: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess