Need:
Single identification of animals on milking parlor entrance
Aim:
Collecting individual milk production animal data
Description:
- Sheep are identified by their ruminal bolus or ear-tag.
- When the animal pass through the tunnel the antenna reads its transponder.
- Once identified, each animal is placed in its respective position according to the order of entry.
- In this way milk yields will be associated with each individual animal.
How to implement:
- You need to have all your animals tagged.
- Only when the milking machine is switched on, the RFID reading can be taken.
- DelPro PC Program extracts data of individual animal.
Expected benefits:
- The system enables to identify animals and register their individual milk yield, being able to intervene on production drops.
Prerequisites and/or limits:
- All animals need an RFID tag. A PC management program is needed to couple electronic identification with milk production.
- Set up costs 10,000 Euro
- No subscription required
Cost / Benefit Analysis
Social, environmental and welfare assessments: –
Country:
Italy
Production system (Dairy or/and meat sheep/goat):
Dairy sheep
Category of Animal (ewe, goat, replacement, lamb, kid):
Ewe
Source of information:
Attachment/links:
