Milking control unit VaDia

VaDia is developed by BioControl in close cooperation with IDF, the International Dairy Federation and Tine, the Norwegian dairy farmers cooperative. VaDia logs the vacuum during milking at 4 points in the milking cluster. It is battery operated and small and lightweight enough to be attached to a teat-cup during milking. VaDia is the ideal instrument for Milking Time Testing and Pulsator Testing, designed for technicians, advisors, veterinarians and other professionals in the dairy industry. VaDia is winner of the Agribex 2011 gold medal. Milking Time Testing With VaDia Udder health problems are often related to the milking equipment, many times in combination with inadequate milking routines. Notorious are teat-end vacuum fluctuations due to poor quality liners, liner slips or insufficient vacuum capacity. Pathogens reaching the teat-end due to ‘back-spray’ or ‘cluster flooding’ is another known cause. VaDia is battery operated and works completely stand-alone, which enables the advisor to forget about the actual recording and concentrate on observing milking routines. The Bluetooth streaming data enables peak-flow teat-end vacuum recordings and in-parlor diagnostics. VaDia can be used on all brands and types of milking equipment, including robots. Milking Time Test with VaDia gives insight in: -Cow preparation (Bi-modal milking) -Overmilking -Automatic Take-off functioning -Do these liners fit these teats -Vacuum level and fluctuations -Teat-end vacuum during peak-flow