Development trends of milk production mechanisation in Latvia
2020
Priekulis, J., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia) | Laurs, A., Latvia Univ. of Life Sciences and Technologies, Jelgava (Latvia)
The article presents research in the development of milk production mechanisation in Latvia from 2000 to 2018. It has been found that in this period of time the size of small cow herds, where there are up to five cows, has been essentially reduced, but the number of cows in herds with 50 and more animals has been increased. In barns with up to five cows, mainly water supply and milking have been mechanised. Therefore, the labour intensity of people working in milk production reaches in average 850 man-hours calculating per cow per year. In turn, in herds with 50 to 200 cows, modern technologies are used and all kinds of work are mechanised. Therefore, the average labour intensity has been reduced to 141 man-hours calculating per cow per year, but in herds with 200 and more cows – to 61 man-hours calculating per cow per year. While in the national scale the average weighted labour intensity of people working in milk production from 2000 to 2018 has been reduced by 53 % reaching 302 man-hours per cow per year. In Latvia also milking robotics is developing that at present is implemented on 4.74 % level.
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