To reduce teat and udder irritation, the use of narrow to intermediate bore liners is recommended. Slower milking may be experienced on some cows at first. Some long, flabby teated cows may never be able to adapt to the narrow-bore style. A liner should be replaced immediately if it becomes damaged. The claw-type milker is attached to a floor pail milker or to a milk pipeline system via a hose used to transfer the milk.
Air is needed in the claw to help lift the milk up into the pail milker or into the pipeline.
This air is let into the claw through the air admission inlet located in the claw or in the individual teat-cup liners. An alternative to air admission is a two vacuum level system within the milker unit which pushes the milk as a column up the hose and into the pipeline. Once in the pipeline, milk flows by gravity into a receiver jar. A milk pump removes the milk from the receiver jar and it passes through a filter as it makes its way to the bulk tank for cooling and storage. This information is provided as a public service, but we cannot guarantee that the information is current or accurate.