Mastitis Case and Cell Count Record
See the true level of mastitis in the herd, mild and untreated cases included. Repeat cows and problem quarters then show up on paper instead of being half remembered.
LK-47 2 pages
Livestock and smallholding · LK-49
Milking Machine Liner and Rubberware Record
A free printable milking liner change record: days between changes worked out from your own herd, every liner change, rubberware check and machine test.
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What this sheet is for
Change liners when your own herd's numbers say they are due, not when milking starts to slow. The rest of the rubberware and every machine test get their own record.
Who it is for
Dairy farmers, parlour managers and milking machine technicians, and anyone with a bucket or small parlour plant.
How to use it
- Copy the liner's rated life in milkings from the maker and do the sum at the top with your own units, cows and milkings a day.
- At every change, write the date, the liners fitted and the next due date, and run the checklist.
- On the back, log every check of tubes, claws, air bleeds and seals with what was found and done.
- Record each machine test or service visit and keep the technician's report with the sheet.
What is on the sheet
2 pages, in this order:
Page 1
Printed under the title: When the liners are due, worked out from your own herd, then every change, every check of the other rubberware and every machine test or service visit.
The liner maker sets the life. No liner life, change interval or test frequency is printed. Take the rated life in milkings from the liner maker, do the sum below with your own herd, and redo it whenever the number of cows or milkings a day changes. Fit the liners the maker pairs with your shells.
Write-on lines: Farm or parlour · Machine make · Milking units · Liner make and part no. · Rated life (milkings) · × milking units · ÷ cows milked · ÷ milkings a day · = days between changes
Liner changes — write the next due date as soon as the new set is in
Table, 7 rows: Date · Units · Liners fitted · Milkings · Aligned · Shells · Fitted by · Next due · Notes
At every liner change
- Every unit done, none missed
- Liners seated straight, no twist in the barrel
- Markings on liner and shell in line
- Short milk tubes free of cracks and splits
- Claw air bleeds clear, seals and gaskets whole
- Long milk and pulse tubes sound, none kinked
Page 2
Rubberware and machine checks — short and long milk tubes, pulse tubes, claws, air bleeds, seals
Table, 13 rows: Date · Part · Units · Condition · Action · Part no. · By
Machine tests and service visits — keep the technician's report with this sheet
Table, 4 rows: Date · Technician · Visit · Findings · Actions · Report
Questions
Why is no liner life or change interval printed?
Because it depends on the liner: makers rate rubber and silicone liners for different numbers of milkings. The sheet gives you the sum to turn that rating into days for your own herd, and a blank for the figure itself.
How does the sum at the top work?
Multiply the rated life in milkings by the number of milking units, then divide by the number of cows milked and by the milkings a day. The answer is the number of days a set of liners lasts in your parlour.
Why check the shells and alignment at every change?
A liner fitted with a twist, or in the wrong shell, milks badly and wears unevenly. Checking that the markings line up takes a moment while the unit is already apart.
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