Latvala, Terhi; Pyykkonen, Perttu - European Association of Agricultural Economists - EAAE - 2005
Adopting an automatic milking system (AMS) on a dairy farm decreases the hours spent on animal husbandry by approximately 30 per cent. When comparing a milking parlour and the AM-system, the main economic benefit clearly results from the decrease in labour costs in automatic milking. In terms of...