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AUTOMATION

The future of farming has arrived. The DeLaval range of automatic milking systems makes it possible to farm at the push of a button. Let the latest high tech machines take care of your day to day operations cutting labour costs, improving efficiency and saving time and money. The DeLaval systems can be included in a new dairy farm set up or added to existing dairies to enhance your farming operation.

DeLaval ALPRO™ herd management system

The DeLaval ALPRO™ herd management system incorporates the latest computerized farm technology to allow you to precisely monitor and control milk production on your dairy farm. The high tech nature of this system means you can constantly and accurately monitor feeding, record milk yields and control cow activity. You can utilize the information you receive to pinpoint and prevent problems that can occur with regards to every aspect of your operation including milking, feeding, breeding and health. The DeLaval ALPRO™ herd management system makes it possible to increase milk yields, improve quality, improve cow health and save a considerable amount of working time.

Features include:

• User friendly system gives you access to highly detailed information on each animal in your herd.
• Daily milk yield recording completed automatically at each milking session.
• Pre-set alarm levels alert if milk yield levels are lower than expected.
• Ability to calculate and evaluate feed rations for individual cows or groups to maximize the milk production and avoid over and/or underfeeding.
• Ability to identify cows in heat and those with potential health problems early.
• System can be used to manage feeding.
• Flexible system – additional modules can be added as needed.

DeLaval Automatic Cup Removers

Complete milking faster and reduce total milking time with DeLaval automatic cup removers. We supply a range of DeLaval models to enhance your dairy operation.

Features include:

• Avoid over milking, reduce mastitis and somatic cell counts – milk vacuum shuts off automatically when cow is milked out.
• Milk faster – clusters detach automatically.
• Reduce labour costs – one milker can use a plant with more than 24 clusters.
• Easy to use - ability to start or stop milking, switch from automatic milking mode to manual, add extra individual milking time and switch between programs.

DeLaval Cow Sorting/Drafting Systems

Draft cows in a variety of ways to suit your farming operation and requirements. We supply a range of DeLaval sort gates to suit your needs. Ability to add extensions to the sort gate give you the flexibility to increase your options. Used in conjunction with the DeLaval ALPRO™ herd management system you can add predetermined lists of cows to be sorted automatically.

Benefits include:

• Made of galvanised steel with vacuum operated gates.
• Select your criteria then automatically divert your herd in as many different directions depending on the number of gates you choose.
• Maximum of ten sort gates in one system.

Cleaning Systems

Save water and detergents with a DeLaval cleaning unit that can be customised to suit the requirements of your milking system.

Features include:

• Easy to use touch button controls.
• Manages air injection in the milk line and wash lines causing turbulence in the claw for efficient claw cleaning.
• A stand-alone unit operates valves and detergent pumps to fill your wash tank.
• Range of optional features including milking/cleaning interlock to prevent accidental mixing of cleaning solution and milk, automatic drainage system and double drain valve kit so you can re-use water for other purposes, like cleaning the parlour.

Anderson & Rooney Milk Silo Cleaning System

Ensure your milk tank is always kept in optimal hygienic conditions with this brand new fully automated system.

Features include:

• A stand-alone unit operates valves and detergent pumps to fill your wash tank.
• Manages cold rinses and hot washes.
• Schedule acid and alkaline washing.
• Dispense detergents.
• Recycle the wash water according to temperature.