Customer testimonials
""Yumurtaların her sabah toplanması gerekiyordu, bu da o sırada inekleri sağmamın fiziksel olarak imkansız olduğu anlamına geliyordu; dolayısıyla yatırım yapmak istediğimiz yer robotik süt sağımıydı.""
Trevor Wilson
Farm location
Fermanagh, Ireland
Herd size
47
Fermanagh'lı Trevor Wilson kısa bir süre önce koyun yetiştiriciliğnden süt hayvancılığına geçmeye karar verdi. Wilson'ların her sabah kaldırılması gereken 32.000 broyler damızlık yumurta tavuğu var. Sabahları zaten yumurta toplamakla meşgul olan Trevor, süt hayvancılığına geçerken robotik süt sağımının en iyi seçenek olacağına karar verdi.
Yatırım yapma zamanı geldiğinde, Trevor bir dizi faktörden etkilendi. Trevor, güçlü bir ilişkiye sahip olduğu yerel bayisinin ve inek trafik sisteminin desteğiyle, DeLaval'ın sağlayabileceği bir yem öncelikli sistem istedi.
DeLaval müşterilerine farklı inek trafiği seçenekleri sunmaktadır: serbest erişim; önce süt; ve önce yem. Bu seçenekler hakkında daha fazla bilgi almak isterseniz,lütfen buraya tıklayın.
“When I started to look at robots DeLaval is the most popular brand in my area and my neighbours gave me really good feedback about the robots. Most of these were the VMS Classic so then, when I chatted to my local DeLaval dealer, they showed me the new VMS V300,” Trevor commented.
I did look at other brands of milking robots on the market but when I saw the attachment on the VMS V300 it was unbelievable – you couldn’t put them on as quick yourself.
As a new entrant to dairy, Trevor has got off to a flying start and is happy with the system, finding it very labour efficient. In time, with more cows and more milk in the tank, he hopes to see more profitability.
Trevor openly discussed with DeLaval about his start-up experience and how well it went.
‘Every Teat No Problem’
“As a new entrant I had to buy my cows; I didn’t check them for teat placement before buying and I was a bit worried about attachment but the V300 found every teat no problem. There are cows you can milk with the robot but I don’t think you’d be able to milk in parlour,” Trevor said.
“When we had the start-up we expected it to be a disaster really as all these cows just arrived on the farm a few hours before, but it was fine.
“We started at around 8:50pm and by 11:30pm all the 20 cows had gone through with just a little guidance; we didn’t have to push any.
“The next morning I got up early and when I drove into the yard I could hear the robot milking away, and some cows had already been through the robot during the night,” he concluded.