| Abstract |
Title |
Authors |
| Position Paper |
| 0.0-1 |
Automatic milking: State of the art in Europe and
North America |
Kees de Koning, Jack Rodenburg |
| Plenary session 1 |
| 1.0-1 |
Socio-economic aspects of automatic milking |
Erik Mathijs |
| 1.0-2 |
Farm hygiene and teat cleaning requirements in
automatic milking |
Karin Knappstein, Nele Roth, Betsie Slaghuis, Reina Ferwerda-van
Zonneveld, Hans-Georg Walte, Joachim Reichmuth |
| 1.0-3 |
The cleaning of automatic milking systems |
Erik Schuiling |
| Parallel session 1.1:
Socio-economic aspects |
| 1.1-1 |
The economic implications of automatic milking: a simulation analysis
based on survey data for Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands |
Erwin Wauters
and Erik Mathijs |
| 1.1-2 |
Motivations of Dutch farmers to invest in an automatic milking system
or a conventional milking parlour |
Henk Hogeveen, Kees
Heemskerk and Erik Mathijs |
| 1.1-3 |
Economic efficiency of automatic milking systems with specific
emphasis on increases in milk production |
Kevin M. Wade, Marcel A.P.M. van Asseldonk, Paul B.M. Berentsen,
Wijbrand Ouweltjes and Henk Hogeveen |
| Parallel session 1.2: Farm and system
hygiene |
| 1.2-1 |
Investigation of different cleaning frequencies in
Automatic Milking Systems |
Christel Benfalk and Mats Gustafsson |
| 1.2-2 |
Induction of milk ejection during teat cleaning in
robotic milking systems |
Rupert M. Bruckmaier, Heinrich H.D. Meyer |
| 1.2-3 |
Evaluating cleanliness of udders with an image
processing system |
Dieter W. Ordolff |
| Plenary session 2 |
| 2.0-1 |
Impact of automatic milking on animal health |
J. E. Hillerton, J. Dearing, J. Dale, J. J. Poelarends, F. Neijenhuis,
O. C. Sampimon, J.D.H.M. Miltenburg, C. Fossing |
| 2.0-2 |
Detection and separation of abnormal milk in
automatic milking systems |
Morten Dam Rasmussen |
| 2.0-3 |
Impact of automatic milking on excretion
of antibiotic residues |
Karin Knappstein, Gertraud Suhren, Hans-Georg Walte |
| Parallel session 2.1: Animal health |
| 2.1-1 |
Changes in body condition and fertility in UK herds
converting from conventional to automated milking |
J. Dearing, J. E.
Hillerton |
| 2.1-2 |
The influence of an automatic milking system on claw
health and lameness of dairy cows |
B.Vosika, D. Lexer, Ch.
Stanek, J.Troxler, S.Waiblinger |
| 2.1-3 |
Changes in teat condition in Dutch herds converting
from conventional to automated milking |
F. Neijenhuis, K. Bos,
and O. Sampimon |
| 2.1-4 |
Cow factors related to the increase of SCC after
introduction of automatic milking |
J. J.
Poelarends and O. Sampimon |
| 2.1-5 |
Introduction of AMS in Italian dairy herds. Effects
on teat tissues, intramammary infection risk, and spread of contagious
pathogens |
Zecconi A., Piccinini
R., Casirani G., Binda E., Migliorati L. |
| Parallel session 2.2: Abnormal milk |
| 2.2-1 |
Influence of varying milking intervals on milk
composition – a physiological approach on secretion of “normal milk” |
J. Hamann, H. Halm |
| 2.2-2 |
The use of spectral photometry for detection of
mastitis milk |
Martin Wiedemann,
Georg Wendl |
| 2.2-3a |
An On-Line Somatic Cell Count Sensor |
D.S Whyte, R. Orchard, P. Cross, R.W. Claycomb,
G.A. Mein |
| 2.2-3b |
Seeing red: automated detection of blood in milk |
D.S Whyte, R. Orchard, P. Cross, A. Wilson, R.W. Claycomb,
G.A. Mein |
| 2.2-4 |
Selection of cows for treatment of udder infections
in AMS herds |
Torben Werner
Bennedsgaard, Susanne Elvstrøm, Morten Dam Rasmussen |
| 2.2-5 |
Cost of discarding milk with automatic separation of
abnormal milk |
Diederik Pietersma,
Henk Hogeveen |
| Dinner Address |
| 2.3-1 |
Opinion leaders, gate keepers and news about the agricultural sector;
perception of technology by society |
Ulrike Maris, M.A and Keith Roe, Ph.D |
| Plenary session 3 |
| 3.0-1 |
Automatic milking and grazing |
Spörndly, E., C. Krohn, H.J. van Dooren and H. Wiktorsson |
| 3.0-2 |
Milk quality on farms with an automatic milking
system |
Kees de Koning, Betsie Slaghuis, Yvonne van der Vorst |
| Parallel session 3.1: Grazing |
| 3.1-1 |
How pasturing influences the use of AMS – A survey
among 15 dairy farms in The Netherlands |
H.J.C. van Dooren,
M.E. Haarman, J.H.M. Metz, L.F.M. Ruis-Heutinck |
| 3.1-2 |
Two case studies on farms combining automatic
milking with grazing – timebudgets, synchronisation of behaviour and
visits to the robot |
Lene Munksgaard, Mette
Søndergaard |
| 3.1-3 |
The influence of three grazing systems on AM-system
performance |
H.J.C. van Dooren,
L.F.M. Ruis-Heutinck, G. Biewenga |
| 3.1-4 |
Automatic Dairy Farming in New Zealand using
extensive grazing systems |
Woolford, M.W., R. Claycombe, J. Jago, K. Davis, I. Ohnstad, R.
Wieliczko, P.J.A. Copeman and K. Bright |
| 3.1-5 |
Integrating AMIs into grazing systems – lessons from
Australia |
Rob Greenall,
Max & Evelyn Warren |
| Parallel session 3.2: Milk quality |
| 3.2-1 |
Robotic milking and free fatty acids |
B.A. Slaghuis, K. Bos, O.
de Jong, A. Tudos, M.C. te Giffel and K. de Koning |
| 3.2-2 |
Impact of size distribution of milk fat globules on
milk quality affected by pumping |
Lars Wiking, Lennart Björck,
Jacob H. Nielsen |
| 3.2-3 |
Pattern of somatic cell count in milk under
automatic milking conditions (VMSâ) and interactions with milk
constituents |
J. Hamann |
| 3.2-4 |
Quarter milking – a possibility for detection of
milk quarters with elevated SCC |
Irene Berglund, Gunnar Pettersson, Karin Östensson,
Kerstin
Svennersten-Sjaunja |
| 3.2-5 |
Introduction of AMS in Italian dairy herds. Effects
on cow performances and milk quality in a herd of the Grana Padano area |
Pirlo G., Bertoni G.,
Giangiacomo R. |
| Plenary session 4 |
| 4.0-1 |
Implications of automatic milking on animal welfare |
Hans Wiktorsson and Jan Tind Sørensen |
| 4.0-2 |
Demands and opportunities for operational management
support |
Wijbrand Ouweltjes, Kees de Koning |
| Parallel session 4.1: Welfare |
| 4.1-1 |
A welfare assessment report as a decision support
tool in an AMS herd: Practical experiences |
Jens Hindhede, Tine
Rousing, Ilka Klaas, Jan Tind Sørensen |
| 4.1-2 |
Assessing animal welfare for decision support in an
AMS herd: An expert evaluation |
Tine Rousing, Jens
Hindhede, Ilka Christine Klaas, Marianne Bonde, Jan Tind Sørensen |
| 4.1-3 |
Assessment of welfare of dairy cows milked in
different automatic milking systems (AMS) |
Neuffer, I., Hauser, R., Gygax,
L., Kaufmann, C., Wechsler, B. |
| 4.1-4 |
Relationships between time budgets, cortisol
metabolite concentrations and dominance values of cows milked in a robotic
system and a herringbone parlour |
D. Lexer, K. Hagen,
R. Palme, J. Troxler, S. Waiblinger |
| 4.1-5 |
Automatic milking and grazing in dairy cattle:
effects on behaviour |
L.F.M. Ruis-Heutinck, G.
Biewenga, H.J.C. van Dooren |
| Parallel session 4.2: Farm and herd
management |
| 4.2-1 |
Integration of cow activity in individual management
systems. Definition of reliable management parameters from on-line
registrations |
Martin Melin, Hans
Wiktorsson |
| 4.2-2 |
Effects of milking machine parameters on the mean
milk flow rate in a robotic milking system |
A.H. Ipema, P.H. Hogewerf |
| 4.2-3 |
Considerations at establishment of automatic milking
systems in existing herd facilities |
Troels Kristensen, Egon Noe |
| 4.2-4 |
Udder cistern evaluation to help the decision making
process of assigning the appropriate milking frequency in automatically
milked cows |
M. Ayadi, I. Llach, G. Caja,
I. Bustos, A. Bach , X. Carré |
| 4.2-5 |
Illumination or guiding light during night hours in
the resting area of AM-barns |
G. Pettersson, H.
Wiktorsson |
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