Maybe already been discussed in the past but I am wondering about possibly installing adf. Currently Pre foam and wipe and post dip. Cell count nor clinical cases an issue just trying to streamline the milking process a bit. Would be interested to hear any experiences of the adf system.
ADF Milking.
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How quiet are your cows and heifers? The manifolds that connect it all together on the clusters can break easily and aren't cheap. Kicky animals will lead to more being broke. The plastic hose that carries the air and chemical isn't cheap to repair neither.
Just something to bare in mind.
Just something to bare in mind.
Will Blackburn
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- Cheshire
I would look at the other systems available to do the job, there is a system that puts it directly on the right end of the teat!
Iogijones
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- Denbighshire
Been on ADF 3 years and its been brilliant, good coverage on teats. Only downfall is it takes 15 seconds to flush im sure they could cut this by 5 seconds as it does make a difference on swing over parlour.
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Cornwall
Good system works well. Not the cheapest to run as liners are expensive and a pain to change but it does save time in the parlour we had a pipe split at the start of milking a while back and added an extra 20 minutes or so to the milking. Looked into the apollo system but we thought the cluster was far to clumsy.
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- North West
We’ve ordered ADF to make life a bit easier before we move in to a new parlour. Two guys locally have gone from adf to Apollo on big rotaries which is worrying. I liked the fact the unit sits the correct way up.
I thought I’d wait until the grants were wrapped up before ordering ours........it’s only money
.Like the iq cluster design (although it Is a little clumsy) and like the way it flushes the cluster afterwards.
We've also a gea/westfalia parlour that's been faultless so far
Also keep hearing rumours of adf being banned as the way it flushes could contaminate the milk
Sparkymark
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The banned rumours kind of put me off. Also works out more expensive on a doubled up parlour as more units are needed for the throughput per hour.
Can see it being a good labour saver though if it means you dont need an extra man in the pit.
Can see it being a good labour saver though if it means you dont need an extra man in the pit.
I quite like the race post spray systems you can get. Its completely different to the cluster systems, but does have its own advantages. You don't have the benefit of flushing, and potentially more difficult to make sure it works, but no chance of contamination or being banned and quicker throughput.
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- North West
A couple of the farms owned by a guy I worked for in NZ had these. Completely ineffective, it should have had some kind of water jet on to clean the nozzles. It also did not handle different sized cows well at all.
Our ADF went online today, very happy. Knocked 30 mins off milking and they wouldn't come in because they didn't like the yellow clusters.We also had a work experience girl in the pit putting them off a bit. I could see it knocking another 15mins off.
I'm also no where near as tired.
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Milkcow365
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- Sw Scotland
How many weights do people have on there adf units? Or are they all the same
Iogijones
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- Denbighshire
All the same i think
Milkcow365
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- Sw Scotland
I thought you could add disks on
Holsteinfriesian90
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- Cornwall
Ours have 2 disks is everyone else the same?
Milkcow365
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- Sw Scotland
No mines have 4 I’m aure
cattow
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- Leicestershire J11 M42
The weights go on to match your existing claw, then gradually, I removed them all.
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- South Molton
Have you done a milk culture to find out which bug is the issue?
ADF is a waste of money if it's not contagious ?