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Newsletters

 September 2007 Newsletter - Special Edition

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 December 2006 Newsletter

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Industry News

 Lauren LDFA Center - This feature demonstrates Lancaster Dairy Farm Automation and Lauren AgriSystems working together for better teat ends! Data is revealed on dairies that have switched to the Lauren Tri-Circle Silicone Liner.

 Teat-End Health - A spotlight on Star Rock Dairy, in Conestoga, PA and how they went outside of their comfort zone to improve teat-ends.

Research

 Silicone - A comparison analysis of silicone versus organic rubber

 Vacuum - Definitions and research studies done with vacuum settings

Tech Tips

Spare Shells Save Time & Improves Performance

Making sure shells get cleaned to put new liners into is a very important part of any dairy's maintenance program. Pulsators get dirty from two sources the fresh air coming in from the fresh air source or from the shell vacuum chamber following the short airs to the twin air and then to the pulsator. If you have a lot of build up inside the shell it can even effect the massage of your liner.

One great way to ensure you have clean shells is to have a complete second set of shells. It is a very small price to pay to ensure you have clean inspected shells to put your new liners into. If you don't want to do that then making sure shells get scrubbed between liner changes can be tricky as down times in most parlors is minimal and puts a lot of pressure on getting the new liners installed. This is just one more attention to detail that helps our high performance systems milking todays high performance cows.

White Papers

 Effects of Vacuum on Milking Perfomance