Milk taxi for calves

A milk taxi for calf watering helps to properly prepare the mixture so that the kids can absorb vitamins and nutrients to the maximum. The equipment differs in the volume of the container, designed for a certain amount of feed, as well as other technical characteristics.

What is a milk taxi

At the age of one month, calves on farms are weaned from the cow. Young animals are fed in reverse. Often, whole milk substitutes are used for drinking. The mixture contains all the vitamin complex that babies need. Regardless of the composition, the product must be prepared with strict adherence to technology before drinking. If the mixture is not properly prepared, all the beneficial substances in the composition will not be absorbed by the body of the calves.

The milk taxi was created to solve the problem. The equipment helps to prepare a mixture for drinking from the ingredients loaded into the container. The finished product meets the required parameters. The dairy unit constantly maintains the temperature regime, the consistency of the drink, and dispenses feed in doses. Additionally, the equipment makes it easier for the farm staff to serve a large number of livestock.

Milk taxis are produced by different manufacturers. The principle of operation of the equipment is the same, but the models differ in their parameters:

• Any model of the milk machine is equipped with a container where the mixture for drinking is prepared. Its volume is designed for a certain number of calves. The indicator varies from 60 to 900 liters.
• There are two differences in the method of transportation. The devices are moved by operators manually or an electric drive is activated.
• Dairy equipment is produced with minimal functions or equipped with a computer automation unit. The second option is multifunctional. Automation is able to prepare drinking water from whole milk substitute according to several recipes at once for young animals of different ages.
• There are models equipped with a liquid feed pasteurizer. In the process of its preparation, disinfection occurs.
• Wheels provide ease of movement for the milk machine. There may be three or four, depending on the model. The first option is flexible. A dairy unit with four wheels is more stable.
• The material for the manufacture of taxis is stainless steel or durable polymers.

In order for the equipment to cope with its duties, the choice of model is carried out taking into account its main parameters.

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Advantages and disadvantages

The technology of feeding young animals is popular in almost all countries. Dairy machines are in demand on large farms and in private households where cattle are kept individually. To date, a taxi has some advantages:

• The capacity of the milk unit is equipped with a mixer that mixes the ingredients without lumps. The liquid is not splashed, brought to the desired consistency. The prepared mixture is completely absorbed by the body of the calf.
• The presence of heating allows you to constantly keep the mixture for drinking warm. The optimum temperature for better assimilation is considered to be within 38^оC.
• The dosed supply of the mixture helps to feed young animals of different ages in compliance with established standards.
• The milk taxi is simple in design. The equipment is easy to wash after drinking, disinfect, clean the working gun.
• A convenient wheelbase makes the taxi maneuverable. The equipment is easy to deploy in a small area, transport around the barn.
• Process automation simplifies machine control. If necessary, the operator can instantly change the dosage of calf feeding.

The equipment provides farm automation. The productivity of the economy increases, the labor costs of maintenance personnel are reduced. Calves grow faster, gain health. The downside is the initial cost of purchasing equipment, but it pays for itself in a couple of years.

The principle of operation of a milk taxi for calves

Dairy units differ in parameters, but work on the same principle:

1. The operator in capacity fills inverse. If a whole milk substitute is used, a dry mixture is loaded into the tank, water is added (the dosage is indicated in the instructions on the package of milk replacer). After filling the container with ingredients, the tank is covered with a lid, fixed with latches.
2. On the taxi control unit, the parameters for preparing the mixture are set.
3. The mixer turns on. Simultaneously with mixing, the product is heated by heating elements to a temperature of 38 ^оC. Heating up to 40 is allowed ^оC. This indicator corresponds to the temperature of cow’s milk.
4. When the mixture is ready, the operator transports the equipment to the place where the animals are fed.
5. The distribution of feed occurs through a gun connected by a hose to the milk container. The operator pours the mixture to the calves into individual feeders. The sensors of the milk apparatus control the issuance of the established rate of watering. A big plus is if the taxi is equipped with an electric pump. The knot helps evenly feed the mixture from the tank to each calf.
6. At the end of the procedure, the remaining liquid feed is drained from the tank through a tap. Taxis are thoroughly washed and prepared for the next distribution.

The main labor costs when working with a taxi is loading the container with ingredients. Then the operator only has to press the buttons on the control unit, wait for the result, and feed the young animals with the finished mixture.

TECH SPECS

Each Milk Taxi model has individual parameters. However, the equipment is characterized by the presence of standard functions:

• heating;
• mixing the ingredients with a mixer;
• calf feeding through a dispensing gun.

Of the additional functions common to each model are:

• automatic setting and maintenance of doses;
• issuance of a predetermined rate of liquid feed.

Distributed dairy units of three series: “Economy”, “Standard”, “Premium”. The heating function is available for each taxi model. The speed of the process depends on the volume of the milk tank. For example, 150 liters of feed will heat up from 10 ^оFrom to 40 ^оFrom 90 minutes. 200 liters of liquid feed will take 120 minutes.

In the presence of a pasteurizer, liquid feed for feeding calves is brought to a temperature of 63-64 ^оC. The duration of the process takes 30 minutes. After pasteurization, the milk mixture cools down to a temperature of 30-40 ^оC in 45 minutes with a tank volume of 150 liters. The cooling time depends on the amount of feed. For example, the setting for a 200L tank is increased to 60 minutes.

The power of most taxi models is within 4,8 kW. The mass of equipment ready for calf feeding depends on the volume of the tank filled with feed. For example, a milk machine with a capacity of 200 liters weighs approximately 125 kg.

Features of operation

From the first days, calves consume colostrum. Young animals are transferred to reverse and whole milk substitute at the age of one month. Feeding is carried out from special feeders equipped with teats for calves. It is here that the mixture prepared in a taxi is poured.

At the end of watering through the tap from the barrel of the apparatus, the remaining feed is drained, the distribution hose is released. The tank is filled with water at a temperature of 60 ^оC, add detergent. Taxis are put into recycling mode. After stopping the process, the tank inside is additionally cleaned with a soft brush. The soapy solution is drained. The tank is filled with clean water, the procedure is repeated. The final service of a taxi is cleaning the milk filter.

Conclusion

Dairy taxi for calf feeding is beneficial for farmers. The equipment is guaranteed to pay off. The farmer makes a profit by increasing the productivity of his farm.