The parlor monitor shows real-time data for each milking point, giving you an instant view of the milking session’s progress and alerts. The interface is divided into five main sections, explained below to help you interpret the information effectively.

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1. Milk Session Overview

This section shows data about the current milk session, including:

• Milked cows: The number of animals milked per hour.
• Average milk yield: The average milk collected per hour (in kg).

2. Milk Yield

This section shows yield data for a selected milking point or animal. It also allows you separate the milk if needed.

• Left number: Current milk yield, updated in real time.
• Right number: Expected milk yield.
• Progress bar: Moves left to right, showing the actual yield compared to the expected yield. This helps you see how far along the milking is for the animal.
  Note

  With a Milk production too low attention, the progress bar turns red.

Seperate Milk

Select Separate milk to divert the animal's milk.  For more information, see Set Up Milk Separation for an Animal.

3. Animal Information

This section shows information about the animal connected to the selected milking point. You can also separate the animal or edit its number. 

Information

The following animal information is available:

• Days in milk (DIM)
• Total lactation periods
• The pen the animal belongs to.

Separate the Animal

Select Separate Cow to activate animal separation.  For more information, see Separate an Animal During a Milking Session.

Change the Animal Number of the Milking Point

If an (identification) error occurs, you can correct the number. See Insert, Remove and Replace an Animal number in the Parlor Monitor.

4 & 5. Milking Points and Parlor Layout

The parlor monitor displays the parlor layout and all milking points. The view depends on the parlor type:

• Rotary parlor: Milking points are arranged in a circle.
• Row/Swing-over parlor: Milking points are shown in two rows.

Each milking point contains key information: 

• Orange band: Highlights the selected milking point. The milk yield and animal detail sections then display the connected animal’s data.
• Milking point number: Shown inside the circle in a rotary parlor, or as the left number in a row parlor.
• Animal number: Shown on the outside of the circle in a rotary parlor, or as the right number in a row parlor.
• Progress bar: Moves left to right, showing actual yield compared to expected yield.
• Current status: There are three statusses for the milking point: waiting, washing and milking.
• Attentions:
  • Milk and animal separation attention: Indicated by red blinking milking point, sometimes with an icon. For details see Troubleshooting Milking Attentions. 
  • Heat or health attentions: Indicated by the heat and health  icon

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