Resources
Cooling Solutions for the Farm and Home:
Click on the .pdf files below and they will open up in an online viewer.
Cooling Solutions for the Farm and Home:
Milking System Liners Improve Performance:
Use the calculator below to work out how many liners you need over your milking season.
Milking System Liners Improve Performance:
Liner Cost Calculation
Number of Cows | |||||
Average Cow Production/kgms | |||||
Milk Payout ($/kg of M/S) | |||||
Kg MS/Cow | Kg MS for Herd | Lost Earnings | |||
Lost Yield @ 1% |
0 |
0 |
$ |
0 |
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Lost Yield @ 2% |
0 |
0 |
$ |
0 |
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Lost Yield @ 3% |
0 |
0 |
$ |
0 |
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Lost Yield @ 4% |
0 |
0 |
$ |
0 |
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Lost Yield @ 5% |
0 |
0 |
$ |
0 |
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Number of Clusters | |||||
Number of Liner Changes Recommended/yr | |||||
Cost per Set of Liners | $ | ||||
Total Cost of Liner Changes |
$ |
0 |
Liner Replacement Calculator
No of Clusters: |
Nominal Liner Life: (Days)
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Change date 5:
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No Of Cows: |
Changes/season:
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Change date 6:
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No of Milkings/Day: |
Your Liner Life: (Days)
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Change date 7:
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Milking Days/Season: |
Change date 1:
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Change date 8:
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Season Start Date: |
Change date 2:
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Change date 9:
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Date Current Set Fitted: |
Change date 3:
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Change date 10:
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Change date 4:
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Notes
1) The recommended liner life is 2,500 cow milkings, or 180 days maximum. Even though liners may not have milked 2,500 cows, exposure to fats and milk soils, cleaning solutions, and environmental factors limits effective life to 180 days.
2) This liner life calculator allows usage exceeding 2,500 cow milkings by rounding down the number of changes per year. The extended life is shown above as “Your Liner Life” .
3) The liner Change Dates shown are the required dates for fitting new liners. These dates allow for the dry period between milking seasons.
4) The Liner Change Dates are only calculated to the end of next season or the next 10 changes, whichever comes first.