DairyTalk 179: Robot Metrics - Why Milk per Minute Beats Milk per Cow - by Helmut Demmelhuber

Robotic milking success is often measured the wrong way. While
milking frequency has long been the industry benchmark, new
analysis shows that true profitability depends on milk produced
per minute of robot time. High-yield cows that occupy robots too
long can actually reduce overall returns, while faster, more
robot-compatible cows increase system capacity and revenue. This
episode introduces a five-metric performance framework and a
90-day optimization protocol, explaining why flow rate, cow
behavior, and robot efficiency matter more than total milk volume
in modern automated dairies. With comments on a "The
Bullvine"-article (December 20th, 2025) by Andrew Hunt:
https://www.thebullvine.com