Factors affecting milking parlor efficiency and operator walking distance

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 643-647

  Smith, J F ^a   Armstrong, D V ^b   Gamroth, M J ^c   Harner III, J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Milking efficiency; Milking parlor performance; Operator comfort

Indexed keywords

FACTORY AUTOMATION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MILKING MACHINES;

MILKING PARLORS;

DAIRIES;

EID: 0032206957     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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