Peter Farrell is milking 250 cows near the village of Donaskeagh, Co Tipperary. He has recently installed a new 50-point E100 DeLaval rotary milking parlour with lots of extras.
The new Evanza-type clusters installed by Peter making liner changes very easy.
One of the extras is the new Evanza milking cluster. This new cluster concept features a cartridge-type liner that can be clicked into place. The clusters also have a top-flow mechanism. According to DeLaval, these clusters reduce milking time by 7%.
Peter Farrell milking in the new parlour.
Since we got the new parlour we just don’t know ourselves
The new liners last twice as long and can be changed in two minutes per unit, compared to 10 minutes with conventional liners, according to DeLaval.
Rotary
Peter says he decided on the new rotary because milking was taking too long in the old herringbone parlour.
His new rotary parlour has automatic cluster removers, retention bars, milk meters, automatic teat spraying, backing gate and drafting gate among other accessories.
Peter operating the new parlour.
“Since we got the new parlour we just don’t know ourselves. Milking time is down over 50%. Most mornings we’re finished milking well before eight o’clock. We can comfortably do 250 [cows] an hour and in the evening we’re under the hour, we can do it in about 53 minutes. And that’s not racing, we don’t race milking cows,” Peter says.
The new cluster on Peter Farrell's farm.
Milking times have been greatly reduced since the new rotary was commissioned.
Cows stepping off the platform on Peter Farrell's new rotary.
The price of the Evanza cartridge type liner is about twice the cost of conventional rubber liners.
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Peter Farrell is milking 250 cows near the village of Donaskeagh, Co Tipperary. He has recently installed a new 50-point E100 DeLaval rotary milking parlour with lots of extras.
The new Evanza-type clusters installed by Peter making liner changes very easy.
One of the extras is the new Evanza milking cluster. This new cluster concept features a cartridge-type liner that can be clicked into place. The clusters also have a top-flow mechanism. According to DeLaval, these clusters reduce milking time by 7%.
Peter Farrell milking in the new parlour.
Since we got the new parlour we just don’t know ourselves
The new liners last twice as long and can be changed in two minutes per unit, compared to 10 minutes with conventional liners, according to DeLaval.
Rotary
Peter says he decided on the new rotary because milking was taking too long in the old herringbone parlour.
His new rotary parlour has automatic cluster removers, retention bars, milk meters, automatic teat spraying, backing gate and drafting gate among other accessories.
Peter operating the new parlour.
“Since we got the new parlour we just don’t know ourselves. Milking time is down over 50%. Most mornings we’re finished milking well before eight o’clock. We can comfortably do 250 [cows] an hour and in the evening we’re under the hour, we can do it in about 53 minutes. And that’s not racing, we don’t race milking cows,” Peter says.
The new cluster on Peter Farrell's farm.
Milking times have been greatly reduced since the new rotary was commissioned.
Cows stepping off the platform on Peter Farrell's new rotary.
The price of the Evanza cartridge type liner is about twice the cost of conventional rubber liners.
Read more
Dairy management: heat detection for maiden heifers
Jersey calves down and Aubracs up
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