Win a Free Farm Monitoring Camera on DeLaval Stand @ National Ploughing Championship!
Steve Sefton the DeLaval Sales Director says “we are delighted to offer Irish dairy farmers who are planning to expand milk production a choice of cost effective and innovative solutions to reduce milking, feeding and cleaning time. Our award winning* products and equipment can help to improve animal health/ welfare and to reduce energy, detergent, feed and veterinary costs”.
As the market leaders both in Ireland and worldwide, the DeLaval technical support team and their nationwide range of dealers (26+) advise farmers daily on parlour upgrades, added value accessories, preventative maintenance, dairy hygiene and animal welfare solutions to meet their every need.
DeLaval technical and sales personnel will be on the E.C. Pratt** & Co. Ltd stand supporting their dealers @ the National Ploughing Championship. They will be available to advise dairy farmers on award winning milking, cooling, feeding, cleaning and monitoring systems.
Paddy Jackman, Enniscorthy with young farmers Curtis & Shauna Walsh , their friend Mark Doyle at the National Ploughing Championship last year asking Stafford McElrea of DeLaval all about the VMS milking system which works 24/7.
Visitors to the stand will be entered in a free draw for the DeLaval FMC60, (Farm Monitoring Camera). This can be set-up in minutes, has a range of up to 1000 meters. An infra-red, night vision lamp NVL120, can also be installed. It can also be connected to the internet and you can view images on your smartphone.
New Dairy Hygiene Products Launch
DeLaval is launching a new range of dairy hygiene products at the National Ploughing Championship. These include Opticid Plus which can be used for descaling and regular cleaning of milking equipment to remove mineral deposits. This product is based on nitric and phosphoric acid.
Other new products are RX 5000 -Clean (chlorine free) and RX 5000-San powder detergents which can be used to clean and sanitise dairy equipment. Both products are based on sodium carbonate and sodium hydroxide for use in cold or hot washes. All products are available in 12 and 20 Kg drums.
Hi Tech Automated Milking Systems
Dairy farmers with larger herds or those looking to expand production after milk quotas are abolished can discuss future options such as the DeLaval VMS (voluntary milking system) and AMR (automated rotary parlour and EuroTier Gold Medal award winner) with experts on large milking plants.
The VMS(tm)system has been shown to work well on grassland systems In Britain, EU & New Zealand. There are also a number of VMS systems working in Northern Ireland. It was awarded “Agricultural Machine of the Year 2010” at the Agrotech agricultural trade fair in Poland.
The DeLaval VMS is equipped with one milk meter for each quarter to record time, yield, flow, conductivity and blood. The IT software gives access to the status of each cow. A VMS unit will be on display on the DeLaval stand.
Each teat is individually cleaned with warm water and air, then stimulated, pre-milked and dried before milking. Only a few seconds are needed for optimum teat sanitation which results in high milk quality and better milking capacity.
There will also be a range of user friendly Cow Comfort products on display such as the popular DeLaval “swinging” cow brush -a self-grooming device that keeps cows happier, healthier and more productive* . It has been proven to increase of milk production and to reduce mastitis.
ID High Cell Counts within 45 Seconds
Milk producers with high cell counts can check out a reliable cell counter (DCC) for mastitis diagnostics on the DeLaval stand. This lightweight portable instrument can give you the result within 45 seconds. It can be used for instant and accurate bulk tank analysis, cow or quarter level milk samples.
According to Steve Sefton, “Early detection results in increased curing rates, quicker recovery, minimal milk losses and reduces the spread of mastitis- the most costly disease in dairy herds”. Since DeLaval launched the DeLaval cell counter it has won numerous awards**.
DeLaval are world-class leaders in products and technologies for udder hygiene and cleaning/sanitising dairy equipment, These include Blockade and Bovidip cost effective teat dips, detergents and descalers such as C-Alka and N-Cid.
For more information please contact Steve Sefton, Sales Director, DeLaval Ltd. Carlow. Tel. +353.59.9146859 Email Steve.Sefton@DeLaval.ie
Additional information on DeLaval and its range of innovative and award winning products and equipment is available on their website at www.delaval.com