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.

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

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.

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