Report 13 – Failed Milkings shows cows whose last (actual) milking failed, so cows with a subsequent successful milking will disappear from the list. Using the report correctly will help reduce the number of failed milkings.
How can you apply Report 13?
Click Reports > Milking > Report 13 – Failed milkings
Report 13 should be checked twice a day, so you will know at an early stage if something is happening. The tab visit results show why this cow is on the report.
TIP! Always check what the reason for a failed milking is to avoid a failure the next time.
What can you do to reduce failed milkings?
Cow related:
- Fly control/ventilation to prevent disturbance
- Reset teat coordinates in Horizon
- Provide assistance for cows with udder swelling
- Udder conformation is suitable for automatic milking system
- Improve barn/cubicle hygiene to prevent dirty udders
Robot and Horizon
- Calibrated robot components (laser, arm, camera, weighing floor)
- Clean cleaning laser, 3D camera, weighing platform
- Milk access table
- Service schedule is up to date
- Software is up to date
It is important to reduce the number of failed milkings because:
Robot capacity:
- every failed milking can take up to eight minutes
- A failed cow needs to return to the robot an extra time to be milked successfully
Reduces consumables costs
- Less washing time, which reduces water & chemical waste consumption
- Lowers electricity consumption
- Reduces misalignment of the robot arm and/or jetters
- Milk cups stay cleaner for longer
- Decreases robot shutdown after three consecutive failed milkings
Cow benefits
- High failures per cow can create negative associations with the robot. Low failures will reduce the negative association.
- Decreasing risk of udder health problems, e.g. mastitis
- Cows with an incomplete milking have a more frequent milking, this also means more frequent opening of the teat canal, which increases the risk of bacteria entering the udder and causing mastitis
Farmer benefits
- Reduces labor time
- Less time fetching cows
- Less time supervising failed cows
- Fewer robots needed to be restarted