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World's largest batch milking farm

DeLaval recently completed the installation of 24 VMS V310 robots at Lønholm Agro in Denmark, making it the largest batch milking robot farm in the world

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World's largest batch milking farm

Batch milking is not a new concept and worldwide there are 150 DeLaval VMS robots installed using this method with herd sizes from 250 to 2,000 cows. However, it is a unique milking system. Robots are...

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