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Remix and refresh with robotic feed pusher

Mixing and relocating feed closer to the barrier to improve feed uptake and increase milk yield are the objectives of DeLaval’s OptiDuo. Toby Whatley visited a dairy running two units delivering feed for its 110 cows.

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Remix and refresh with robotic feed pusher

Home 51AVÊÓÆµat Lackham College, near Chippenham, Wiltshire, operates a fully automated 110-cow dairy, using two DeLaval V300 robotic milkers, a robotic scraper and two OptiDuo feed pushers, alongside a separate...

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