Proven Milking Solutions with Proven Benefits A quick scan of GEA’s milking technology customers reads like a League of Nations, stretching from New Zealand across to South America, North America, Europe, Scandinavia and Britain.
Ground-breaking milking technology Cost-effectively retrofit an existing shed to sheep milking without breaking ground. With options for either double-up or swingover parlours, get more bang for your buck.
Rhys Darby, a milk sheep dairy farmer in the Waikato, provided insights in the April edition of Goat and Sheep Milk magazine of the benefits that have accrued from the implementation of a GEA upgrade on the family farm. GEA completed retrofit solutions that included the conversion of a 36-a-side herringbone dairy parlour into a 42-a-side sheep milking parlour. GEA’s milking solutions extend from the implementation of state-of-the-art milking parlours to milking robots, milking rotaries, feeding systems, milking equipment, herd management, hygiene and service, and manure management. The company says that it is able to provide solutions for both internal and external rotaries, double-up or swing-over rapid exit parlours and state-of-the-art automation for a future-proof milking system for sheep and goats. The SR Internal Rotary offers a continuous milking process ensuring the highest milking performance. The most significant advantage of the External Rotary is the provision of an extra rotation for slower milking animals while maintaining a continuous milking process. The SR Rapid Exit is one of the quickest milking parlours in terms of animals milked per hour thanks to fast entry and completely open exit area.
Retrofitting solutions “We are able to offer New Zealand dairy farmers cost-effective retro-fit solutions to customise existing sheds for dairy sheep milking,” says Sarah Buchanan, Marketing Manager, GEA Farm Technologies. “With this new and evolving market, our primary conversions have been refitting cow sheds that are no longer used into either double-up or swing-over parlours suited to sheep or goat milking. It’s a great way to get a new milking plan without building a complete new milking facility.”
For more information about GEA’s milking solutions and other products and services, go to: www.gea.com
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