Parlors milk three times daily starting at:

•  1am, 9am, and 5pm
  
  • The milking rotation takes about 7 hours with 1 hour of cleaning between each milking.
    

Double 40 Parlor:

• 4 milkers and 1 cow runner
  
  • Each person has a specific job and goes down the whole line of 40 on each side
    
    • Pre-dips
      
    • Strips and checks for mastitis
      
    • wipes teats with clean towel
      
    • Connects Units
      
    • Once each person finishes their job for that side they all help post dip the side that has finished milking
      
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Double 20 Parlor:

2 milkers and 1 cow runner

• this parlor is split in two sections of 10 each
  
  • 1st milker dips
    
  • 2nd milker strips
    
  • 1st milker wipes
    
  • 2nd milker connects units
    
  • They do the opposite for the next 10 on the same side
    
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