Author/Authors :
gençoğlan, serpil kahramanmaraş sütçü imam üniversitesi - ziraat fakültesi - biyosistem mühendisliği bölümü, turkey
Abstract :
This study was carried out to reveal the current status and structural properties of milking systems in the dairy cow enterprises in Kahramanmaraş province. The questionnaires of the enterprises were made in 2016 and evaluated. In the enterprises, there are average 293 cows and average 136 dairy cows. There is more than one dairy cow in the enterprises and the highest breed is Holstein with 89.7%. This is followed by Simental with 51.7% and Siyah-Alaca race with 17.2%. In the 65.5% of the enterprises, there are central milking system, milking room, waiting room and milking pit. In the 17.2% of these are abreast stall milking system, 48.3% herringbone stall. In these both systems, 5% of stalls are one row and 95% of two rows stall. There are average 12 stalls in the milking rooms and the average area of stall is 3 m². Each dairy cow is hold for average 13 minutes. In 82.8% of the enterprises, each dairy cow preparation before milking is taken an average of 2 min. The dimensions of milking pit are average 2.5x10x1 m. In the 64.3% of the enterprises, there is no milk flow rate meter and 70.4% no a pulsators. In milking systems, usually 2 operators are employed. As a result, the central milking systems are spreading rapidly in Kahramanmraş province. There are no the use of electricity generators, milk flow rate meter and pulsators in all enterprises
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Automatic milking system , milking parlour types , herringbone , side by side milking system
