MILKING PARLOUR

TYPES OF MILKING PARLOUR

MILKING MACHINES
WORKING OF MILKING MACHINE
 INTRODUCTION
DEFINATION :
Today, most farmers use milking machines that are faster and
cleaner, and the cows are milked in room called the milking parlor.
A milking parlor is part of a building where cows are milked on a dairy
farm. Cows are brought to the milking parlor to be milked and are then
returned to a feeding and/or resting area.
Modern milking machines are capable of milking cows quickly and
efficiently, without injuring the udder, if they are properly installed,
maintained in excellent operating conditions, and used properly.
Milking Centre Components

Holding Area
The holding area serves several purposes. As the name suggests, it
holds the cows before they enter the milking parlour. This allows a
single group of cows to be moved from the free stall area to the milking
centre, to be contained there before milking. A well-designed holding
area orientates the cows towards the parlour and allows for consistent,
efficient loading of the parlour
Milking parlor
The area where cows are milked
Milk room
A room for milk cooling and storage. It also has wash facilities for cleanup
and sanitation of milking parlor
Utility area
A room or area that houses the mechanical equipment necessary for
milking and cooling of milk such as vacuum pumps, refrigeration, and hot
water heaters.
 TYPES OF MILKING PARLOUR
Here are the five main designs of milking parlors used
by dairy farmers
• Side Opening (Tandem) Parlor
• Herringbone (Fishbone) Parlor
• Parallel (Side by Side) Parlor
• Swing (Swing-over) Parlor
• Rotary (Carousel, Turnstile) Parlor
 Side Opening (Tandem) Parlor
Side opener parlors usually are located on the end of a
holding area with two entrance lanes similar to herringbone
and parallel parlors. A gate at the entrance point between the
holding area and the milking parlor holds the cow until an
empty stall is ready. The parlor may be organized to allow the
cows to exit in return lanes on either side of the operator area
or crossover to a single return lane on one side. The use of a
single return lane (compared to dual returns) reduces not only
the cost of the parlor itself but also the facilities to catch
and/or sort cows when leaving the parlor.
 Herringbone (Fishbone) Parlor
Herringbone parlors are the most common parlor
type.Cows stand on an elevated platform in an
angled or herringbone fashion facing away from
the operator area. Herringbone parlors are
located on the end of a rectangular holding area
allowing cows to enter single file as a group
directly into either side of the parlor. On
completion of milking the cows exit single file by
walking straight ahead and out of the parlor.
 Parallel (Side by Side) Parlor
Cows stand on an elevated platform at a 90-
degree angle facing away from the operator area.
Access to the udder is between the rear legs,
which reduces visibility of the front quarters and
can make unit attachment and udder user
sanitation more difficult. This configuration makes
the walking distance shorter than in a
herringbone parlor. The cow platform is wider
than a herringbone parlor to accommodate the
length of the cow. Stall fronts use chutes or small
 Rotary(Carousel, Turnstile) parlor
• The advantage of the rotary parlor is that the cow movement
functions are largely automated,freeing the operators to tasks
more directly associated with milking. Rotary parlors typically
require three operators: one for unit attachment, one to detach
units and/or apply post milking
teat dip and one to tend to any problems occurring while cows
are traveling around (reattach
units, tend to liner lips, etc.). This parlor type is not
expandable.One advantage of a rotary parlor is that
the work routine very regimented and uniform. Milking
procedures will in general be much
more consistent and efficient in a large rotary parlor (60 stalls) .
It
is more difficult to provide any special cow care on a rotary
MILKING MACHINE
PARTS OF MILKING MACHINE
WORKING OF MILKING MACHINE
 INTRODUCTION
DEFINATION: A mechanical suction apparatus for milking cows
The milking machine plays an important role on the dairy farm as an
efficient means of milking cows; however, it must be remembered that
this machine is one of the few devices which has direct contact with
living animal tissue.
The pulsation system is responsible for maintaining good blood
circulation, and rest periods for the teat. As well as a test every 6
months, there are regular checks that farmers can do, which can give
an early indicator of a machine problem, which should prompt follow-
up investigation
• The milking machine performs two basic functions. It
opens the streak canal through the use of a partial vacuum,
allowing the milk to flow out. It massages the teat, which prevents
congestion of blood and lymph in the teat.
• The pulsators are devices that sit on top of the pulsator lines on
the pulsator side of the system. They alternately expose the area
between the liner and the shell to air and vacuum. When exposed
to vacuum, the liner is pulled open around the teat and milk flows. ...
The pump removes air and creates the vacuum.
PARTS OF MIKLKING MACHINE
• Pulsator.
• Teat cup shells and liners.
• Milk bucket
• Vacuum pump and gauge.
• Vacuum tank.
• Regulator
 How the milking system works

When the system is turned on, vacuum is created everywhere by a vacuum pump
that removes air from the system. When the cows are not attached to the milking
system, the vacuum created will be the same on both the milking side and the
pulsator side of the system. When the cows are attached to the milking system by
the milking claws, milk and vacuum are present on the milking side.
• . The pulsator side will never have milk, only vacuum or air.
• The easiest way to understand the milking system is to look at the action taking
place at the teat cup level. There are 4 teat cups with liners attached to the
milking claw. The area between the liner and the claw is part of the pulsator side
of the system. The area between the teat and the liner is on the milking side of
the system. The pulsators are devices that sit on top of the pulsator lines on the
pulsator side of the system. They alternately expose the area between the liner
and the shell to air and vacuum.
When exposed to vacuum, the liner is pulled open
around the teat and milk flows. Milk flows because the
teat is exposed to vacuum.
When exposed to air, the liner collapses around the
teat, and the teat is not exposed to the vacuum on the
milking side of the system, so milk ceases to flow and
the teat rests
.