Parlor Performance - Parallel/Herringbone Parlors

The following Performance indicators are displayed on the dashboard.

Parameter	Description
Parlor Performances
Milking Efficiency	Represents the efficiency deviation of the milking. This value helps to track changes of the operation efficiency from average milking efficiency data.
Loads Attachment
Wrong group	Displays the total number of cows milked in the wrong group in the last day.
Load Efficiency
Wasted Time

Parlor Performance Report

Click Parlor Performances blue triangleto open the Side Performance report.

This report provides a performance overview of each parlor side, for each session.

Top table - each row displays information for one side of the milking parlor, for a single session

Parameter	Description
Date	Date for data. By default, data is displayed for the last 24 hours, but it may be extracted also for longer periods.
Session	Milking session 1= morning Milking session 2 = noon Milking session 3 = evening/night
Side	Identifies the parlor side.
Milking Loads	Displays the number of loads for that side during the session.
Milked Cows	Displays the number of cows milked during the session (identified and unidentified cows), on the specific parlor side.
Cows/hour	Displays the average number of cows milked per hour for the session, on that side in the parlor. Note: This parameter does not consider milk production level, efficiency of cow movement or average milk flow rates of individual cows. Therefore, a high value may be obtained even when the cows are milked using bad practices.
Deviation Cow/hour	Displays the % change to average number of cows milked on that side in the parlor for an hour of the milking session.
Milk/Hour	Average quantity of milk recorded in the parlor for an hour of the milking session, on the particular parlor side.
Deviation Milk/hour	Displays the % change to average quantity of milk recorded in the parlor for an hour of the milking session, on the particular parlor side.
Milk/Hour/Stall	Note: This Displays the best measure of overall parlor performance. Reflects the overall rate of milk output and removes the effect of parlor size. Values are highest for high producing cows, fast milking cows, and rapid turnover of stalls. This value is not likely to be high with low milk/cow, mistreated animals, or poor let-down (preparation).
Average milk/hour/stall	Displays the average results for the milk/hour/stall parameter.
Loads efficiency %	Displays a value given to the overall efficiency of each load.
Milking efficiency %	Displays the value given to the overall efficiency of the milking process for that parlor side.

Bottom table - each row displays information for one load in the session

Parameter	Description
Load	Displays the load number.
Milked Cows	Displays the number of cows milked during the session (identified and unidentified cows), on the specific parlor side.
Cows ID	Displays the number of cows that were identified by their tag.
First ID	Displays the time of day of the first identification for that load.
ID Span	Displays the time from first ID to last ID in the same load.
First attachment	Displays the time of day of the first attachment for that load.
Attachment span	Displays the time from the first attachment to last attachment in the same load.
Wait time	Displays the time from last detachment of previous load to first attachment.
Loads efficiency %	Estimates the efficiency of the milking process. It calculates the percentage of milking time the cows spend in the parlor. Visit Time = Exit open to exit open Net Time = From first attachment {which comes first} to last detachment in the load) Therefore Load Efficiency% = {Net Time / Visit Time} X 100
NET time	Displays the time from first fist attachment in the load to last detachment in the load.
Milking efficiency %	Displays the value given to the overall efficiency of the milking process for that load.

Loads Attachment Report

Click Loads Attachment blue triangleto open the Loads Attachment report.

This report provides an overview of ID and attachment times for each load, on each side. It also includes the number of cows in the wrong group in each load.

Displays attachment data for each load

Parameter	Description
Date	Date for data. By default, data is displayed for the last 24 hours, but it may be extracted also for longer periods.
Session	Milking session 1= morning Milking session 2 = noon Milking session 3 = evening/night
Side	Identifies the parlor side.
Load	Displays the load number for that session.
Milked Cows	Displays the number of cows milked during the session (identified and unidentified cows), on the specific parlor side.
Cows ID	Displays the number of cows that were identified by their tag.
First ID	Displays the time of day of the first identification for that load.
ID Span	Displays the time from first ID to last ID in the same load.
First attachment	Displays the time of day of the first attachment for that load.
Attachment span	Displays the time from the first attachment to last attachment in the same load.
Wrong group	Displays the number of animals detected in the wrong group in that load.

Load Efficiency Report

Click Load Efficiency blue triangle to open the Load Efficiency report.

This report breaks down the times for each load, total time the load was being milked, and total amount of time wasted per load.

Parameter	Description
Load	Displays the load number for that session.
Visit time	Displays the total Exit open to exit open duration.
ID span	Displays the time from first ID to last ID in the same load (length of time to load cows).
Time to 1st attachment	Displays the time from opening the entry gate to attachment of first cow in the load.
Attachment span	Displays the duration from first attachment to last attachment in the same load.
Time between removal	Displays the duration from the first detachment to last detachment.
Removal time last cow	Displays the time between the removal of the slowest cow in the load and the second slowest (slow cows delay the entire herd).
Time to 1st ID	Displays the time from opening the entry gate to the first cow's identification.
Total wasted time	Displays total time between two consecutive openings of the exit gate that no clusters were on the cows. This indicates accumulated time that could potentially be saved (load delays, 1st attachment delay and slow cow).
Loads efficiency %	This parameter estimates the efficiency of the milking process. It calculates the percentage of milking time the cows spend in the parlor. Average "Load Efficiency" for the session.