The world’s population is growing from year to year along with food requirements. Thus dairy industry is constantly developing. Of course, only effective milk production brings profit . If to analyze major stages of efficiency evolution, mechanization may be said to be the first among them. Thereat machines replaced labor-intensive processes at work. Automation was the next step: smart devices began to perform certain operations instead of humans. In the modern period the automated systems do not simply perform programmed functions, but suggest a person what and when to do.

The company DeLaval presented such an innovative proactive system called Herd Navigator™ earlier this year and is ready to offer it to Ukrainian milk producers. The corporate employee and manager of farm management systems Ivan Perov told us about the peculiarities of the new product.

— What is product innovation?

— Why did designers stop at these four elements?

— Could you describe Herd Navigator™ in details?

— How long does it take to create a biomodel? What if herd size is 500 cows?

— What’s the difference between installations of automated ant traditional systems in a milking parlor?

— How much does the installation cost?

— Are you planning to install Herd Navigator™ in Ukraine in the nearest future?

— Is there any feature or factor which determines whether an operation is ready or not to use Herd Navigator™?

Read the answers on these and other questions in the magazine «Milk and Farm» № 2 (21), April, 2014