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Challenges and Tendencies of Automatic Milking Systems (AMS): A 20-Years Systematic Review of Literature and Patents.
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- Modeling the Adaptation of Dairy Cows to Automatic Milking Systems Using Statistical Methods and Machine Learning: Development of the Robotic Adaptability Index.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- A personalized patent recommendation system using knowledge maps to foster enterprise innovation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Genetic Parameters for Rumination Time, Daily Average Milk Temperature, and Milking Traits Derived from Automatic Milking Systems in Holstein Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
- Assessing the Reliability of Automatic Milking Systems Data to Support Genetic Improvement in Dairy Cattle.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Association between milk pump type and free fatty acid concentrations on dairy farms with automated milking systems.JDS communications · 2025Article
- Machine Learning Approach for Early Lactation Mastitis Diagnosis Using Total and Differential Somatic Cell Counts.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Some Welfare Assessment Traits and Quantitative-Qualitative Milk Parameters as Affected by Supplementary Feeding at Milking and Parity in Anatolian Buffalo Cows.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Farmers' Perceptions on Implementing Automatic Milking Systems in Large USA Dairies: Decision-Making Process, Management Practices, Labor, and Herd Performance.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Unlocking insights: text mining analysis on the health, welfare, and behavior of cows in automated milking systems.Journal of animal science · 2024Article
- Comparison of Cattle Housing Systems Based on the Criterion of Damage to Barn Equipment and Construction Errors.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Evaluation of Heat Stress Effects in Different Geographical Areas on Milk and Rumen Characteristics in Holstein Dairy Cows Using Robot Milking and Rumen Sensors: A Survey in South Korea.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Effect of Minimum Milking Interval on Traffic and Milk Production of Cows Milked by a Pasture Based Automatic Milking System.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- The prevalence of Campylobacter spp., Listeria monocytogenes and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in Norwegian dairy cattle farms: A comparison between free stall and tie stall housing systems.Journal of applied microbiology · 2022Article
- Historical Evolution of Cattle Management and Herd Health of Dairy Farms in OECD Countries.Veterinary sciences · 2022Review
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Abstract
Over the last two decades, the dairy industry has adopted the use of Automatic Milking Systems (AMS). AMS have the potential to increase the effectiveness of the milking process and sustain animal welfare. This study assessed the state of the art of research activities on AMS through a systematic review of scientific and industrial research. The papers and patents of the last 20 years (2000-2019) were analysed to assess the research tendencies. The words appearing in title, abstract and keywords of a total of 802 documents were processed with the text mining tool. Four clusters were identified (Components, Technology, Process and Animal). For each cluster, the words frequency analysis enabled us to identify the research tendencies and gaps. The results showed that focuses of the scientific and industrial research areas complementary, with scientific papers mainly dealing with topics related to animal and process, and patents giving priority to technology and components. Both scientific and industrial research converged on some crucial objectives, such as animal welfare, process sustainability and technological development. Despite the increasing interest in animal welfare, this review highlighted that further progress is needed to meet the consumers' demand. Moreover, milk yield is still regarded as more valuable compared to milk quality. Therefore, additional effort is necessary on the latter. At the process level, some gaps have been found related to cleaning operations, necessary to improve milk quality and animal health. The use of farm data and their incorporation on herd decision support systems (DSS) appeared optimal. The results presented in this review may be used as an overall assessment useful to address future research.
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