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Lely Astronaut A5: The New Standard in Milking
The Lely Astronaut A5 represents a significant leap in automated milking technology. It focuses on cow comfort, efficiency, and milk quality. The A5 features a new hybrid arm that is silent, faster, energy-efficient, and highly accurate. This arm follows the cow’s movements closely during milking, ensuring a fast and thorough process, even with heifers. The Teat Detection System (TDS) has been enhanced to improve post-milking teat spraying by pre-scanning the udder, optimizing udder hygiene and reducing contamination risks.
Intuitive User Interface
The Astronaut A5 boasts a redesigned, user-friendly interface, making it easy for anyone to understand and operate. From initial milking to routine maintenance, all necessary information is accessible on a single page, streamlining daily operations and allowing for immediate actions such as feed allocation and cow-specific routing.
Enhanced T4C Management System
The T4C management system now offers more detailed and timely insights. It provides real-time data on milk quality, including fat and protein content for each cow and the herd, enabling faster reaction to changes. This feature not only secures milk surcharges but also aids in early detection of health issues like acidosis and ketosis.
Advanced Mastitis Detection and Cow Health Monitoring
Mastitis detection has been improved with over 90% sensitivity and 99% reliability. The system uses conductivity, color, milk yield per quarter, and milking times to provide comprehensive health monitoring. The weighing floor in the robot also detects weight fluctuations, offering early warnings of potential health issues.
Lely Qwes: 24/7 Cow Health Insights
The Lely Qwes system provides continuous monitoring of cow health, measuring vital data every two hours. It includes tags for identification, heat detection, and rumination, allowing for proactive health management and loss prevention.
Dairy XL: Automation for Large-Scale Farms
Dairy XL is tailored for farms with over 500 cows, offering guidance on automation and growth. It integrates humans, animals, and technology to optimize milk quality and quantity efficiently.
Additional Innovations and Services
Lely continues to offer various innovations like the Lely Nautilus cooling tank for milk quality safeguarding, the Lely Grazeway for efficient grazing management, and a range of used Lely machines for cost-effective automation. Their services include comprehensive farm management support, financial planning assistance, and technical support 24/7.
Labor and Feed Efficiency
Automatic milking has shown to significantly reduce labor needs. Lely estimates saving half a labor unit per machine for
every 70 cows. The dynamic feeding program in the system ensures optimal energy conversion efficiency, tailoring feed rates based on individual cow’s yield, milk price, and feed cost. This leads to significant savings in feed costs and labor, contributing to overall farm efficiency and productivity.
Sustainable Farming and Cow Well-Being
Lely’s solutions are designed with sustainability and cow well-being in mind. The free-flow design of the barns enhances herd lifestyle and comfort, allowing cows to follow their natural rhythm. This automation aligns well with organic and grazing-based systems, reducing labor costs, increasing production, and providing valuable herd data.
Conclusion
Lely’s advancements in automated milking technology, especially with the Astronaut A5, represent a significant step forward in dairy farming. These innovations not only improve milk quality and cow health but also enhance operational efficiency, labor management, and sustainability. The comprehensive data and insights provided by systems like T4C and Qwes ensure that farmers can make informed decisions for optimal farm performance and animal welfare.
