Labour and health benefits of automated slurry robots

Installing an automated slurry robot has helped one Welsh dairy save labour and improve cow foot health

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Labour and health benefits of automated slurry robots

Scraping times have been reduced to one-third at Glaspant Farm since installing a Lely Discovery 120 Collector. Over the past five years, the prevalence of digital dermatitis has reduced from 10% to...

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