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What you should consider when moving from conventional to robotic milking

Gareth Jones of Robotic Milking Systems shares his key considerations when transitioning to robotic milking

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How cows access robot milking systems is dependant for each individual farm.
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How cows access robot milking systems is dependant for each individual farm.

The first thing to think about, when researching options for robotic milking, should be what type of system suits your farm, as opposed to which machine you should buy. That is the advice from Gareth...

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