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Articles by Gaylen Guyer

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Optimizing milking robot performance with proper equipment sanitization

An effective hygiene process inside and outside of milking robots maximizes a dairy producer’s investment in their milking system. Follow TACT to establish an appropriate cleaning routine.
February 17, 2023
Gaylen Guyer

Routine sanitization of milking equipment is a critical component of operating a dairy that promotes positive animal health, milk quality and working conditions. Robotic milking facilities come with unique sanitization routines that can be fine-tuned to improve these conditions.


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Select liners designed with your herd and robot in mind

September 30, 2019
Gaylen Guyer
Teat liners are the link between your cows and the robot. Choosing the right type of teat liner helps ensure all milk is quickly and carefully removed from the udder. The teat liner is designed to provide two things: removal of milk and reduction in congestion that can occur in the removal process.
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Fetch fewer cows for better milking efficiency

March 31, 2015
Gaylen Guyer
Robot customer Mike Haines’ point of view is one many robotic dairy producers share: “I didn’t put these things in because I have money. I put them in to have a life,” Mike says. Mike and his wife, Heather, co-own and operate Haines Dairy – a 175-cow operation – with their young family in Sigourney, Iowa. They transitioned to robotic milking in 2013, eager to take advantage of the flexibility robotic milking boasted to spend more time with their family.
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