Importance of the new silicone liner “Stimulor® Stressless” for optimal milking performance and welfare of the lactating animals-technical report

Shehadeh Kaskous

doi:10.31893/avr.2023011

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Abstract

The mechanical forces during mechanical milking lead to changes in teat tissue. This effect is related to the degree of adaptation of the milking machines to the physiological requirements of the lactating animals. If the milking machine settings and liners are not suitable for all lactating animals on the farm, the teat condition will deteriorate and some animals may suffer from mastitis. For this reason, the company Siliconform, Germany, sets itself the task of developing better suiting milking machines for lactating animals, as the company has been in milking technology for 50 years and has a great amount of experience with all lactating animals such as cows, sheep, goats, and camels. First, milking machines for cows “MultiLactor” and Camels “StimuLactor” were developed. After the great success of using both milking machines, the focus was on the further development of the teat liners. The name of the new liner is “Stimulor Stressless”. These new liners have unique properties that are excellent for maintaining teat health during machine milking in all lactating animals. One of its distinguishing features is the presence of a wave-shaped design of its mouthpiece, which allows it to adapt well to the different teat sizes in a herd, thus ensuring consistent milking of the entire herd. In this way, the aim of our milking technology was achieved, which is to imitate the rhythmic process of calf suckling during machine milking as much as possible.
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Kaskous, S. (2023). Importance of the new silicone liner “Stimulor® Stressless” for optimal milking performance and welfare of the lactating animals-technical report. Applied Veterinary Research, 2(3), 2023011. https://doi.org/10.31893/avr.2023011

[1] Bobic T, Andrasic D, Mijic P, Gregic M, Baban M, Gantner V (2018) The effect of teat cup liner type on the teat condition of Holstein primiparous cows. Journal of Central European Agriculture 19:766-771.

[2] Bruckmaier RM, Blum JW (1998) Oxytocin release and milk removal in ruminants. Journal of Dairy Science 81:939-949.

[3] Bruckmaier RM (2007) Laktationsphysiologie. In: V. Krömker, Kurzes Lehrbuch Milchkunde und Milchhygiene. Parey in MVS Medizinverlage Stuttgart, Geramny, pp. 6-22.

[4] Hamann J, Osteras O (1994) Teat Tissue Reactions to machine milking and new infection risk., International Dairy Federation IDF Bulletin, Brussels, Belgium 297:34-41.

[5] Kaskous S (2022a) "StimuLactor" milking machine for high quality and safe milk in camel farms. International Seminar, Promotion of Camel Milk Value Chain: CAMILK2022, June 1-3, 2022, Zarzis, Tunisia.

[6] Kaskous S (2021) A new milking technology: “STIMULACTOR” for lactating camels. Journal of Camel Practice and Research 28:1-9.

[7] Kaskous S (2022b) Laboratory Tests to Optimize the Milking Machine Settings with Air Inlet Teat Cups for Sheep and Goats. Dairy 3:29-46.

[8] Kaskous S (2020) Optimization of Milk Performance and Quality in Dairy Farms by using a Quarter individual Milking System “MultiLactor”. International Journal of Environment, Agriculture and Biotechnology 5:943-952.

[9] Kaskous S (2018c) Optimization of the pulsation ratio during the course of milk removal after using a quarter individual milking system “MultiLactor”. International Journal of Agriculture Innovations and research 6:284-289.

[10] Kaskous S (2018a) The effect of using quarter individual milking system “MultiLactor” on improvement of milk performance and milk quality of different dairy cows breeds in different farms. Emirate Journal of Food and Agriculture 30:57-64.

[11] Kaskous S, Bruckmaier RM (2011) Best combination of prestimulation and latency period duration before cluster attachment for efficient oxytocin release and milk ejection in cows with low to high udder-filling levels. Journal of Dairy Research 78:97–104

[12] Kaskous S, Fadlelmoula A (2015) Adaptability of dairy cows to individual quarter milking system after changing from tying to loose housing system. Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences 3:225-232.

[13] Kaskous, S (2018d) Physiology of lactation and machine milking in dromedary she-camel. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture 30:295-303

[14] Kaskous S, Fadlelmoula A (2014) The challenge of machine milking in dromedary camel. Scientific Journal of Review 3:1004-1017.

[15] Kaskous S (2018b) Udder Morphology and Machine Milking Ability in Dromedary Camels. International Journal of Research in Agricultural Sciences 5:84-89.

[16] Mein GA, Williams DMD, Reinemann DJ (2003) Effects of milking on teat end hyperkeratosis: 1. Mechanical forces applied by the teat cup liner and responses of the teat. In 42nd Annual Meeting of the National Mastitis Council, 26-29 January 2003, Fort Worth, TX, USA, pp. 26-29.

[17] Miekley B (2022) (K)ein Mythos, Bedeutung und Limitierung von Zitzengummis im Melkprozess. Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft der Milcherzeugerberater (WGM) e. V., 22. Jahrestagung, 04.-06. Oktober 2022, LfL Bayern, Germany, pp. 11-13.

[18] Model I, Rudovsky H-J (1999) Welcher Zitzengummi ist der richtige? Milchpraxis 4:1-4.

[19] Neijnhuis F (2004) Teat condition in dairy cows. Dissertation, Wageningen, Utrecht University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.

[20] Odorcic M, Rasmussen MD, Paulrud CO, Bruckmaier RM (2019) Review: Milking machine settings, teat condition and milking efficiency in dairy cows. Animal 13:94-99.

[21] Sagkob S, Rudovsky H-J, Pache S, Herrmann H-J, Bernhardt H (2010) Effects of different cluster types on teat end condition and milk release. Landtechnik 65:27-30.

[22] Stauffer C, Van der Vekens E, Stoffel M, Schweizer D, Bruckmaier RM (2021) Increased teat wall thickness in response to machine milking. Journal of Dairy Science 104:9082-9092.

[23] Ströbel U, Rose-Meierhöfer S, Luhdo T, Brunsch R (2015) Ein Melkbecher, der ohne zitzenendiges Vakuum a der Kuhzitze hält. In: P. Savary und M. Schick, 5. Tänikoner Melktechniktagung-Nachhaltige Milchgewinnung, 18-19 März, 2015, Tänikon, Schweiz, pp. 39-43.

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