Milking machine for goats frees up time, makes work easier
An unpretentious dairy animal - the goat gives the owners a healing product. The goat milking machine is designed for a fragile animal with two breasts. Machine milking is used to reduce manual labor if the farm has more than 4 goats. The industry produces multi-station devices with milk pipelines for farmers, manual ones for peasant farms.
General rules for the selection of goat milk
- The hair on and around the udder is removed regularly.
- The animal is trained to take milk from a goat milking parlor.
- Before milking, the teats are disinfected in any solution with antibacterial properties. Housewives prefer to wash the nipples with iodine solution and then milk a drop of milk into a separate mug. Then wipe the udder with a dry towel, gentle movements.
- Wash your hands and start milking with the machine or by hand. During manual milking, periodically pass the first streams of milk through a sieve. If filamentous inclusions remain on the cells, the goat is sick and milk cannot be consumed.
- Fresh milk is immediately cooled. The deeper the cooling, the tastier the milk.
Milk takes on an unpleasant taste and smell if the animal is sick, is kept in the same room with a goat, or has eaten weed with a special smell.
It is good if the selection of milk is carried out in one place by building a simple device - a milking parlor.
Goat very affectionate animal and quickly gets used to its owner. During milking, it is necessary to talk to the animal, it does not matter what, but the intonation should be peaceful, the voice gentle. Don't forget to bring the goat a treat.
Mechanical milking device for goats
Vacuum milking machines designed specifically for goats are similar to cow milking machines, but have 2 cups instead of 4 and are smaller. A goat milking machine consists of components:
- a milking bucket or can with a special inner coating;
- glasses with special silicone inserts;
- pulsar;
- compressor.
Depending on the size of the dairy herd, instead of a milk container, a milk pipe can be used to collect the product into a common container. Devices designed for the simultaneous collection of milk from one or two goats are called manual.
Varieties of devices
The industry offers ready-made milking machines for mini goats and intended for the herd.
An example of such equipment is the Doyushka Mini 1 SK for a goat. For an hour of operation, the apparatus sequentially serves 8-10 goats. The device is equipped with a stainless food steel can with a capacity of 25 liters, operates from a 220 V mains supply.The frequency of pulsations 64-74 times per minute corresponds to the physiological norm when a calf sucks milk. After delivery of milk, the breasts decrease in cross section and the glasses spontaneously fall off. The device costs 32-33 thousand rubles.
Lightweight and mobile device for milking goats consider the device "Maiga". It is relatively inexpensive and designed for a small herd. A can is included, the pump is not provided. The weight of the device is 7.5 kg, which makes it convenient to use.
The manual milking machine for goats "Burenka" is in demand. The main distinguishing quality is noiseless operation. All elements that come into contact with milk are made of stainless steel. The can has a volume of 22.5 liters, the weight of the apparatus is 42 kg.
You can take a more economical path - purchase the main components as spare parts. Would need:
- engine;
- pump;
- container for milk;
- milking set.
Even if you buy everything, assembling the device yourself will be much cheaper.
DIY milking
First of all, you need to arrange a pedestal - a place where it is convenient to milk the goat by hand or using an apparatus. To do this, you need to place the goat so that the neck is clamped, then the goat's ability to move is limited. To keep her calm, relaxed, she needs to be offered a treat. In this way, the animal can be easily taught to the place of milking, and psychologically it will be ready for the process.
Tired of milking by hand? We assemble a milking machine for a goat with our own hands. First, you need to carefully examine the existing structures and approximately determine the weight of the attached parts so that the animal is comfortable. When assembling the machine, you need to be patient - even experienced craftsmen eliminate imperfections that are revealed during the milking process.
Choose a vacuum pump, it guarantees product cleanliness. It is better not to mess with oil pumps - they will leak, the milk is spoiled. Transparent polypropylene hoses are the best in this system. They can be washed with hot water, the trickle of milk is visible in them, and when to stop milking, it is clearly determined.
Sometimes poorly adjusted machines and inept operators break the nipples of goats. A gap is obtained when the vacuum is exceeded and if the glasses are removed without stopping the suction.
You need to choose cups for milking with love for the goat. They should fit snugly around the nipple, but not squeeze. The nurse will be comfortable and, in a relaxed state, she will allow to milk more. Cups with silicone tips - so far the best thing invented for the process
A milk container is required. It must meet hygiene requirements. Better to use enamel or stainless steel cookware. You will need to purchase a pulsator, since vacuum suction is accompanied by a period of nipple filling. The frequency of pulsation 60 times per minute is quite physiological.
Our installation lacks the driving force that will drive the pump. If there is an electrical network, the best way would be to install a motor with a power of up to 0.5 kW. Fits from an old washing machine, refrigerator or drill. In another way, you can turn the pump manually or mechanically, having received a manual milking machine for goats.
We decided to automate the collection of milk on the farm, we chose this model of the UID-20 apparatus
It seems to be great for a large herd, has anyone used one?