The goal of most milking routines in a parlor is the limitation of water usage for prepping and attachment of a milking unit to a clean, dry teat. Prep time must still approach 20-25 seconds with attachment of the milking unit within 30 seconds after the end of prepping. Therefore, a general milking routine is as follows for parlors with no prep stalls or sprinklers. Managed Milking Routine 1. Application of running water plus sanitizer to teats only.
Water spray from low pressure nozzles is aimed at teat or hand only.
The hand does all the cleaning and stimulating with particular attention paid to the cleaning of the teat end. Milk is stripped from each teat during the wash phase. Individual paper towels or cloth towels are used to dry each teat and teat end. A milking unit is attached immediately after washing and drying the teats of each early lactation cow. Machine is removed manually or by a detaching unit after the vacuum is shut off.