MilkBot® is a project to develop technology to quantify both magnitude and shape of lactation curves in a consistent and repeatable way. It is based on the simple observation that lactation curves vary, no doubt influenced by genetics, environment, and health, and tools for characterizing that variation are likely to be useful in understanding many problems in dairy herd management and dairy research.
There are two essential components to MilkBot® technology.
Publications and presentations describing MilkBot technology are listed on the Publications page. Recent or upcoming items may be highlighted on the DairySight News page. The MilkBot model, parameters, fitting engine each get a dedicated page, and some possible uses are discussed in the Applications page.
To test MilkBot technology your own data, start from the Services page. Using MilkBot services will require you to set up a DairySight Account and Sign in.
Finally, you can use the Contact link at the bottom of each page to send us email, to which we usually respond promptly