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MILKING CENTER LAYOUT John T. Tyson, P.E. Agricultural Engineer Penn State Extension- Mifflin County
Milking Center…. • City onto itself –...
MILKING CENTER LAYOUT John T. Tyson, P.E. Agricultural Engineer Penn State Extension- Mifflin County
Milking Center…. • City onto itself – parlor area- cow platform & operator area – holding area – milk room – utility – office(s) – employee area(s) – ….
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Planning with Circles • • • • • •
A look at the BIG picture System developed by needs Easy movement of system components Removes final detail from early design Breaks complex system into simple elements Form follows Function
September 11th, 2012 Tech Tuesday: http://extension.psu.edu/animals/dairy/health/educationalprograms/technology/archived-webinars/dairy-systems-planning-and-building-seriesgetting-a-dairy-system-plan-in-place
Give Each Element a Circle Lactating Cow Shelter
Dry Cow Shelter
Milking Center
Close-up, Maternity, Post-fresh Area
Hospital & Treatment Area
Feed Storage & Mixing
Young Stock Shelter
Manure Storage
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Define the Needs of Each Circle Dry Cow Shelter
Lactating Cow Shelter Lactating Cow Shelter
Close-up, Maternity, Post-fresh Area
Dry Cow Shelter
Hospital & Treatment Area
Lactating Cow Shelter
Milking Center
Milking Center
Young Stock Shelter Milking Center
Feed Storage & Mixing
Hospital & Treatment Area
Milking Center * Milking Parlor - one operator milking - milk each group < 60 min (100 cph) - comfortable working area
- simple animal movement - easy cleaning - confident footing - auto ID & production recording - good lighting (50 ft-can @ udder) - excellent seasonal ventilation * Holding Area - capacity for 125% of cow group - slope away from parlor - confident footing - excellent ventilation - supplemental cooing for hot weather
Young Stock Shelter
Manure Storage
Feed Storage & Mixing
Manure Storage
* Isolation & Restraint - automatic sorting of individual cows - catch lane & head gate - group “short term” restraint - “cow management” rails *Milk Cooling & Storage - capacity for two days - “small “ milk room - easy cleaning - well ventilated * Utility & Storage Area * Manager’s Office * Herdsperson Office * Employee Lounge & Lockers * Rest rooms * Observation Area
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Each Milking Center Element is a Circle Cow Platform
Operator Area
Holding Area
Return Lane(s)
Personal Lane(s)
Restraint
Sorting
Treatment
Milk Room
Utility & Equipment
Storage
Herd Office
Farm Office
Employee area(s)
Restroom
Public Parking
Worker Parking
Observation Area
Milk Room • • • •
control thru traffic “small” easy to clean wet
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Utility & Equipment • Space for equipment and room to work on it! • Repair area? – tools, workbench, spare parts,…
Chemical Storage • Bulk skids? How do you get them in?
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Avoid the “All Purpose Area”
Employee Area(s)
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Sorting, Restraint & Treatment • Located between ‘parlor’ and ‘housing’ • Impact of cow flow? • Time spent there
Room for Expansion • is there enough space between structures?
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Group/Divide • Are there elements that should be grouped together? • Are there elements that should be kept apart? • Wet areas vs. dry areas • Public areas vs. farm areas
On-Farm vs Off-Farm Traffic Treatment
Restraint
Herd Office
Employee area(s)
Visitor Restroom
Sorting
Observation Area Storage
Holding Area
Farm Office
Public Parking
Utility & Equipment
Cow Platform
Worker Parking Cow Platform Operator Area
On-Farm Traffic
Off-Farm Traffic
Milk Room
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Wet vs Dry
Herd Office
Treatment
Dry Side
Restraint
Employee area(s)
Sorting
Observation Area Holding Area
Milk Room
Visitor Restroom
Cow Platform
Utility & Equipment
Cow Platform Operator Area
Wet Side
Storage
Worker Parking
Farm Office
Public Parking
Narrow Layout Public Parking
Farm Office
Worker Parking
Visitor Restroom
Cow Platform Operator Area Milk Room
Holding Area
Storage Utility & Equipment
Employee area(s)
Herd Office
Treatment
Sorting
Restraint
Cow Platform
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Personal and Cow Flow and Traffic • this is the glue that holds the circles together • will help define and refine the layout
