CHAPTER 1 Data input before Start up

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1 CHAPTER 1 Data input before Start up Setup farm & animal data For proper milking in the Astronaut, at least the following cow information must be entered in T4C: Animal number Responder/Tag number Lactation number (to be able to make different settings for heifers) Calving date (to separate colostrum and to get proper graphs and calendar info) Insemination date (to have proper dry off indications) Pregnancy confirmation date (to get animals on dry off list) Dry off date (to disable milking of dry cows!) Note: For a quick start-up: Have a list with all cow info available! Important information that must be entered in T4C prior to the start up of the robot: Milk separations: milk containing antibiotics which must be separated from the bulk tank Three-teat cows: teats which should not be milked Feed settings: to encourage the visit of cows to the robot Milk settings: to determine when cows are due for milking Quick Reference for Start Up Page 1 of 22

2 CONTENTS Setup farm & animal data Enter farm data Enter new animals Fast input responder (tag) numbers Enter Calving Enter Insemination Enter Dry off Enter Milk separation Set 3- teat cows Add a sire (AI or active on farm) Feed Settings Feed type names Set Feed table: automate Fixed feeding: set fixed amounts Check Feed amount Check & create a back- up Quick Reference for Start Up Page 2 of 22

3 1.1 Enter farm data The farm data can be set with the following steps: 1. Navigator: Configuration 2. Menu: Global Farm Setup 3. Select: Farm 4. Enter farm address 5. Click Save button Figure 1. Enter farm data Quick Reference for Start Up Page 3 of 22

4 1.2 Enter new animals To enter all new cows in one single listing: 2. Menu: Daily Entry 3. Select: Batch Transfer 4. Select start-up (1) 5. Then enter information in recording areas below (2) 6. Click Save Figure 2. Input new animals for Startup Note: To enter responder numbers: only enter the large printed number of the tag, so without the prefix characters and zeros (e.g. FJ is entered as ) Tip: Use TAB key to go from one data field to the next data field Quick Reference for Start Up Page 4 of 22

5 1.3 Fast input responder (tag) numbers Fast input of responder numbers: Enter the proper responder number to cow number and save this data. 2. Menu: Daily Entry 3. Select: Batch Basic 4. Select all animals at once (1) 5. Enter responder number 6. Save settings (2) Tip: Place a in the check box to save the data for all the animals at once (1) Note: To enter responder numbers: only enter the large printed number of the tag, so without prefix characters and zeros (e.g. FJ is entered as ) Figure 3. Fast input responder number Quick Reference for Start Up Page 5 of 22

6 1.4 Enter Calving To confirm a calving: 2. Menu: Daily Entry 3. Select: Calving 4. Select the animal by clicking on the animal number in the data field Figure 4. Overview animals due for calving Tip: In case an animal is not present in the list, enter animal number and click Select, the animal will be added to the list and the calving input screen is opened. A new window opens when selecting a cow. Existing calving history is shown on the left hand side. The new calving information is shown on the right hand side 1. Enter calving data (date, separation interval colostrums etc.) 2. Check Separation Milk Tank 3. Save settings 4. Check all three confirmation steps of milk separation Figure 5. Enter calving data Figure 6. Confirmation screen milk separation After saving data the confirmation screen appears (fig. 6) All 3 actions must be confirmed with a [ ] sign (Created, Send and Confirm) When this is not the case the milk separation probably went wrong, contact your Lely Center Tip: Other ways to enter calendar events and other individual cow information: - Enter the cow number at the bottom of the main menu in the search box and click Search - In the top of the cow card an event can be selected from the pick list followed by clicking Execute - The same event list is also available in the top of all reports, to enter events directly in the report. Quick Reference for Start Up Page 6 of 22

7 1.5 Enter Insemination To record a breeding: 2. Menu: Daily Entry 3. Select: Insemination 4. Select the animal by clicking on the animal number in the data field Tip: In case an animal is not present in the list, enter animal number and click Select, the animal will be added to the list, and the insemination detail window appears. Figure 18. Select cow that needs to be inseminated A new window opens when selecting a cow. 1. Enter insemination type and date Optional: 2. Enter sire and/or inseminator 3. Save settings Figure 19. Entering screen insemination data Quick Reference for Start Up Page 7 of 22

8 1.6 Enter Dry off To administrate a dry off: 2. Menu: Daily Entry 3. Select: Dry Off 4. Select the animal by clicking on the animal number in the data field Figure 7. Overview animals due for Dry off A new window opens when selecting a cow Figure 8. Enter a Dry Off 1. Enter dry off date 2. If a medicine is used: mark Medicine used with Yes 3. Select category Dry off and select medicine (or add medicine) 4. Check dosage, teats and separation interval 5. Save settings Note: To be sure that antibiotic milk is separated from milk in the bulk tank; make sure that all medication is entered into the Medicines Library of T4C and that the proper waiting time for milk is entered in hours!! Important: 1. Always enter treatment in T4C before actually treating the cow 2. Always be sure that milk separation settings are completely confirmed by the robots. Quick Reference for Start Up Page 8 of 22

9 1.7 Enter Milk separation Milk separations must be set in T4C before start-up. To set a milk separation: 2. Menu: Daily Entry 3. Select: Milk Separation 4. Select the animal by clicking on the animal number in the data field Figure 9. Overview active milk separations. A new window opens when selecting a cow 1. Enter end date separation interval 2. Set Separation Milk Tank destination 3. Click Save Figure 10. Activate a new milk separation Figure 11. Confirmation screen milk separation After saving data the confirmation screen appears (fig. 11) All 3 actions must be confirmed with a [ ] sign (Created, Send and Confirm) When this is not the case the milk separation probably went wrong, contact your Lely Centre Quick Reference for Start Up Page 9 of 22

10 1.8 Set 3- teat cows To disable one or more teats from being milked by the robot: 2. Menu: Daily entry 3. Action: Milk settings 4. Select (or add) the animal by entering the number in the entry field Figure 12. Overview 3- teat cows A new window opens with the milk settings of the cow. 1. Mark teat not to be milked to : No 2. Click Save Figure 13. Mark teat not to be milked with No Note: For this cow the RR quarter will not be milked. No will be shown in the column for this teat Quick Reference for Start Up Page 10 of 22

11 1.9 Add a sire (AI or active on farm) Sires can be entered in T4C in two different ways depending on the type of breeding: (artificial insemination or natural bull on the farm) Add sire used for artificial insemination (AI): 2. Menu: Libraries 3. Submenu: Sires 4. Click on Add (right hand bottom of the screen) Figure 14. Overview and adding an insemination sire 5. Enter requested sire data 6. Active: Yes 7. Click Save Select AI sire: 2. Menu: Daily Entry 3. Submenu: Insemination 4. Select Insemination type AI (1) 5. Click in check box Sire (2). AI sires set to Active will appear in the list and can be selected. Figure 15. Select a AI sire Quick Reference for Start Up Page 11 of 22

12 Add natural bull on farm : 2. Menu: Daily Entry 3. Submenu: Cow Cards 4. Click on Add Figure 16. Add on farm sire 5. Enter requested sire data 6. Mark Gender: Male 7. Mark Use As Sire: Yes 8. Click Save Select natural bull for breeding: 2. Menu: Daily Entry 3. Submenu: Insemination 4. Select Insemination type Sire (1) 5. Click in checkbox Sire (2). On farm breeding sires will be shown and can be selected. Figure 17. Select own sire Quick Reference for Start Up Page 12 of 22

13 Feed Settings Feed settings can be entered in two ways: 1. Fixed feed amount (Fixed feeding) 2. Automatic feed calculation (Feed table) Caution: Discuss feed settings with the Lely expert, to ensure correct feeding of cows and good cow visits to the robot. Two different types of feed tables exist in T4C: 1. Lactation Feed table: determines daily robot feed allowance based on lactation stage (number of days before/after calving or before dry off). 2. Milk Feed table: determines daily robot feed allowance based on average milk yield of the last 14 days). Typically the Lactation Feed tables are used at the start of lactation to build up the milk production and Milk Feed tables are used to control feeding in the remaining lactation. Quick Reference for Start Up Page 13 of 22

14 1.10 Feed type names Tip: It is important to give feed types a clear and recognizable name, which not only represents what s in the feed, but also where it is dispensed (e.g. RB Pellet for robot feed, CM Pellet for Cosmix feed). Tip: If a Cosmix (feed station out of the robot) is used, then make a separate feed type for the feed dispensed in the Cosmix even if the feed is the same as in the robot. In this way automatic feed tables can control the distribution between the robot and the Cosmix. Example names feed types: Feed type 1 is a production concentrate: Feed type 3 is a production concentrate: RB pellet (Robot) CM pellet (Cosmix) Set up feed types: 2. Menu: Libraries 3. Submenu: Feed Types 4. Click on the name of the feed type to change the name or click Add (right hand bottom) to add a new feed type 5. Enter requested feed type data 6. Click Save Figure 20. Set up feed types Quick Reference for Start Up Page 14 of 22

15 1.11 Set Feed table: automate Standard default start up settings on Herd level are based on days in lactation and not on milk yield. Approximately 14 days after start up of the robot system the tables can be adjusted to feeding based on milk yield. Caution: Discuss feed settings with the Lely expert, to ensure correct feeding of cows and good cow visits to the robot. Set automate feeding 2. Menu: Settings 3. Submenu: Feedings 4. Tab: Feed Tables 5. Click on the icon in the column Additional Feeding Figure 21. Automate feeding (for herd and/or per group level) Note: Grey panels in the column Additional Feeding mean that this group has a specific feed table, so the group does not follow the feed tables set for the herd. Important: Provide at least 4 Lb of feed throughout the lactation, so cows are attracted to the robot. The PMR (Partially Mixed Ration) provided at the feed barrier must be calculated based on the average milk yield minus 7 kg (15 Lb) of milk, to attract also low yielding cows to the robot. Quick Reference for Start Up Page 15 of 22

16 A new window opens when selecting a feed table: 1. On the tab Table feed types can be added 2. Select the [ ] sign to add a feed type or a line or the [ ] sign to delete a feed type or a line. 3. Lactation Feed Table: a. Mark the appropriate time (period): before dry, after calving, before calving or after birth. b. Enter number of days for this setting to be active c. Enter the amount (kg/lb) for each feed type d. Click Save Note: Fill in the lactation feed table for the whole lactation period until dry off. The first four weeks after the start up cows should not be fed according to the milk feed table, because the average milk yield (based on rolling average last 14 days) is not stable enough 4. Milk Feed Table a. Mark Milk Table b. A second column is added: enter Milk yield c. Enter the amount (kg) for each feed type d. Save settings Figure 22. Setup feed table for automatic feeding Tip: The setting dry off correction can be used to add a small feed table at the end of the lactation, which gradually lowers the amount of feed towards the moment a cow is dried off. Quick Reference for Start Up Page 16 of 22

17 1.12 Fixed feeding: set fixed amounts A fixed feed amount can be set for an individual animal or for more animals at the same time. Tip: Use fixed feeding only for exceptional special need cows (sick, low condition, etc.) Make a note of these cows, to set them back to automate if they do not need special attention anymore. Set Fixed Feeding : 2. Menu: Daily entry 3. Submenu: Feedings 4. Tab: Fixed Feeding 5. Select Fixed Feeding for the specific cow (put a check mark in the box) (1) 6. Enter the preferred feed allowance Figure 23. Set fixed feeding amount A fixed amount for All cows can be set: 1. Enter amount in Set All field (as shown for concentrate MB Focus) Warning! if the amount (is set to 0) and the Set all box is checked All cows will set to 0 kg! 2. Check the Set All box 3. Automatically all cows will be put on that amount To manually set a concentrate amount (e.g. sick cows): 1. Go to the Fixed Feeding table (fig.23) 2. Check Fixed for that specific cow and 3. Enter preferred amount 4. Settings will be saved automatically To reset concentrate amount to be calculated out of the feed table: 1. Remove Check Fixed for that specific cow 2. Around 00:05 hour feed settings will be recalculated 3. The feed amount will than be increased according to the amount that is set at maximum increase per day (fig 26.). Quick Reference for Start Up Page 17 of 22

18 1.13 Check Feed amount In T4C feed settings are automatically calculated and adjusted (at 00:05 hour) Feed settings can be checked in two different ways: - Check the individual cows in a report - Go to the Cow card: tab Animal Feeding Check feeding at the Feeding- Feed Overview report: 1. Navigator: Analysis/ Reports 2. Menu: Reports 3. The Lely default report Feeding- Feed Overview shows the feed data of the herd. 4. Click on the cow number (blue) and the Cow Card of that cow will be opened 5. Go to tab Animal feeding and/or Feed Visits : to view the feed intake of this cow Figure 24. Check feeding at Cow Card The Feed information table (fig. 25) is opened by clicking on Calculate button (right bottom Animal Feeding tab). This table shows how T4C has calculated the daily allowance for the cow: 1. Feeding method: Lactation or milk table 2. Lactation days 3. Production Milk feed table 4. Fixed amount (if set) 5. Corrections Figure 25. Individual feeding information Quick Reference for Start Up Page 18 of 22

19 The setting Maximum increase per day (kg/lb) and Maximum decrease per day (kg/lb) limits the daily increase and decrease of the concentrate to small healthy steps. For start-up of a new robot system: To get the full feed amount at the first day set the maximum increase and decrease to 8 kg (16 lb). Important: Do not forget to reset the maximum increase and decrease per day to 0,4 kg/day (0.7 lb/day) after the start-up period. Set maximum increase and decrease per day (kg) 2. Menu: Settings 3. Submenu: Feedings 4. Tab: Feed type 5. Maximum increase per day (kg) 6. Maximum decrease per day (kg) 7. Feed Speed: (dispensing rate of the feed motor during a milking in gr or lb per minute) Figure 26. Feed settings A value appears bold if it is not following the herd setting Quick Reference for Start Up Page 19 of 22

20 Check & create a back- up At start up of the system the engineer will set automatic backups, which stores the backup on the hard disk of the main computer. Caution: It is the responsibility of the farmer to: 1. Check whether a back-up is successfully carried out 2. Make regular backups to external media (USB, CD, DVD) and store that media in a different building Check the automatic back-up: 1. Navigator: Maintenance 2. Menu: Back- up/ Restore 3. Check the column Successfully done. It shows the last date and time when the automatic back-up was created Figure 27. Check back- up Note: if a back-up is not created successfully, an attention appears on the Dashboard. Creating a back-up: 1. Navigator: Maintenance 2. Menu: Back- up/ Restore Figure 28. Creating a back- up Quick Reference for Start Up Page 20 of 22

21 4. Select action Create Backup (1) 5. Select Submit (2) 6. T4C will create the back-up (fig. 29) Figure 29. Back up in process A new window appears: to store the Backup, click Download (fig. 30) Figure 30. Download Back- up 7. If the back-up is downloaded, click Save Figure 30. Save Back- up Quick Reference for Start Up Page 21 of 22

22 8. Save the backup on the PC or external media (USB, DVD etc). Select My computer Open location on external media The backup can be renamed (if necessary) Save the back-up Quick Reference for Start Up Page 22 of 22