World’s largest robotic milking installation is now in operation—providing efficient milking, animal health and synergy with the environmentThe van Leeuwen dairy farm in New Zealand has become the site of the world’s largest robotic milking installation for free cow traffic under one roof.
　　世界最大的机器人挤奶牧场投入运行,提高挤奶效率的同时，改善了奶牛健康且更加环保。新西兰的Van Leeuwen奶牛场采用了世界上最大的机器人自动挤奶系统，且奶牛在同一牛舍内可自由行动。

　　With twenty four new DeLaval voluntary milking system VMS? the 1,500-cow barn in Makikhi South Canterbury has gone from milking zero to 750 cows in just seven days in just half the space available. The barn is expected to be running at full capacity by year end. DeLaval worked closely with the van Leeuwens to meet their needs, providing a complete package to deliver excellence in animal health, efficient milking and a farm that works in synergy with the environment, at scale.
Van Leeuwen牧场位于南坎特伯雷的Makikhi，饲养了1500头奶牛，利用24台利拉伐新型全自动挤奶系统VMS?后，仅7天时间，挤奶作业能力就从0头增加至750头，而且只使用了一半的容量。该牧场预计在年底实现满负荷运转。利拉伐与Van Leeuwen夫妇紧密合作，尽力满足他们的需求，并为其提供了完整的牧场解决方案，在保证奶牛优异健康状况的同时，提升了挤奶效率和牧场的整体工作环境。

　　“We are pleased that the van Leeuwen’s chose DeLaval, a world leader in robotic milking systems, and we are confident that together we will be great partners,” says Paul L?fgren, EVP Sales & Marketing. “In addition, to the twenty four DeLaval VMS?, we are pleased that the barn is equipped with the DeLaval online cell counter OCC and our Herd Navigator? system, which were among the key reasons for choosing DeLaval. The van Leeuwen dairy farm is a great example of a farm that is maximising its resources and keeping in balance with the environment.”
　　利拉伐营销执行副总裁Paul L?fgren说：“我们非常高兴Van Leeuwen夫妇选择了利拉伐，利拉伐是全球机器人自动挤奶系统的领导者，相信我们会成为非常棒的合作伙伴。”“除了24台利拉伐 VMS?设备，牧场还配备了利拉伐的在线细胞计数装置（OCC）以及牛群导航（Herd Navigator?）系统，这也是Van Leeuwen选择利拉伐的主要原因之一。Van Leeuwen 牧场是资源利用最大化和保持环境平衡的的典范。”

　　Robotic milking offers today’s farmers the opportunity to reduce labour costs and provides more flexible lifestyles by eliminating the need to milk the cows twice a day. This enables successful modern farmers like the van Leeuwens to focus on improving areas such as environmental sustainability and herd management.
　　如今，机器人自动挤奶技术为牧场提供了降低劳动力成本的机会，消除了每日两次的挤奶作业需求，使牧场的生活方式更加灵活。确保类似Van Leeuwen的现代化牧场能够有更多精力投入到牧场运营的其它方面，如环境的可持续性和牛群管理等。

　　“On this farm there is no artificial fertiliser. What comes out of the barn is recycled and goes back on to the farm,” says owner Aad van Leeuwen. “We have proved to the authorities that what we are doing here is sustainable. As we have a contracting business, the farm grows all its own feed for the cows on surrounding land? and so completes the cycle of a completely self-sufficient farm. Our goal is to focus on milk solids and not push volume ; we want to be sustainable,” he adds.
　　该牧场的牧场主Aad van Leeuwen说：“我们的农场里不使用任何化肥。牛棚的废物都将被回收并返回至农场，进行循环利用。”“我们已经向相关管理当局证明我们所做的一切是可持续性的。我们采取合同式经营方式，在牧场周围种植了奶牛所需的所有饲料，形成了完全自给自足的牧场循环。我们的关注点是牛奶品质而非单纯提高产量；我们希望保持可持续性发展。”

　　Technical details
　　技术细节

• Twenty four DeLaval VMS? will deliver milk from 1,500 cows to two silo tanks outside the barn.

　　24台利拉伐VMS?系统可为1500头奶牛挤奶，并将牛奶输送至牛棚外的2个储奶罐内。

• The liquid milk is cooled on its way to the tanks. In the first section, this is done using a pre-cooler and in the second section it is done using a water chiller. This is extremely cost efficient and at the same time delivers the best possible quality of milk to the dairy. Having one supplier for this solution was important for van Leeuwen.

　　液体奶在运输至储奶罐的途中完成冷却。第一阶段冷却工作利用预冷装置完成，在第二阶段则利用水冷装置完成。这种方式极具成本效益性，并且保证了向乳品公司提供最优质的牛奶。拥有此类解决方案的供应商对于Van Leeuwen来讲非常重要。

• The water used for pre-cooling is later given to the cows and the heat recovery system takes care of the warm water needed to clean the milking robot.

　　预冷装置使用过的水随后会供给给奶牛以及热量回收系统，用于自动挤奶系统清洗所需的热水。

• Using a central vacuum, just three pumps take care of all twenty four milking robots. This saves the farmer utility costs and helps reduce the farm’s environmental footprint.

　　使用中央真空泵，全部24台挤奶机器人只需3台真空泵。这样大大节约了牧场的水电费用，并且有助于减少环境污染。

• The twenty four DeLaval VMS? are arranged in eight groups with 60-65 cows milked per robot. After milking, the cows either go back to the barn or are sorted into a separation pen for treatment or insemination if required.

　　24台利拉伐VMS?系统被分为8组，每台负责60-65头奶牛的挤奶工作。完成挤奶后，奶牛可以返回牛棚，或者根据需要被分隔进入单独的治疗或授精区域。

• Cleaning of the milking robots is done via a cascade system, so that in each group there is always at least one DeLaval VMS? available to milk the cows.

　　挤奶机器人的清洁工作是通过一个串联式系统完成的，保证了每组至少有一台利拉伐VMS?可以进行挤奶作业。

• A special lifting gate is used per group to keep fetched cows in the area and after a certain length of time it goes up to enable complete free cow traffic again. During this period other cows can continue to be milked.

　　每组都采用了一个特殊的升降门，可以将奶牛圈在待挤奶区域内，一段时间后，该升降门抬起，奶牛可重新完全自由活动。在此期间，可以继续对其它奶牛进行挤奶。

• All separated milk, such as colostrum, is collected in just two areas in the whole barn. This measure is necessary to keep physical labour demands low and restrict the spread of bacteria.

　　所有分离的牛奶，如牛初乳，都只在牛棚内的两个区域内收集。这种方式对于降低劳动力需求和控制细菌传播非常必要。

• The barn has two feed lanes to increase the feed rack space to increase feed intake per cow.

　　该牛棚内有两个饲喂通道，增加了饲槽空间，进而增加了每头奶牛的采食量。

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