DIFFUSION OF MILKING ROBOTS IN RUSSIA

DOI 10.32651/241-54

Issue № 1, 2024, article № 8, pages 54-62

Section: Agrofood market

Language: Russian

Original language title: РАСПРОСТРАНЕНИЕ ДОИЛЬНЫХ РОБОТОВ В РОССИИ

Keywords: ROBOTIZATION, MILKING ROBOTS, AGRICULTURE, REGIONS OF RUSSIA

Abstract: The reduction in the number of people employed in agriculture, the high share of heavy manual labor, increasing requirements for the maintenance of cows and the quality of dairy products, an increasing number of rural farms are beginning to introduce automation and robotization into their production. This is especially important now in the context of sanctions imposed against Russia and the policy of import substitution. Particular attention is paid to the spread of milking robots; in particular, an analysis of the use of Lely and De Laval robots in regions and individual agricultural enterprises of the country was carried out. The advantages and disadvantages of robotic milking are reflected, as well as factors influencing the implementation of this technology. It is shown that for farms in the Kaluga and Vologda regions, the Republic of Tatarstan, which are leaders in the number of installed milking robots in Russia, there has been an increase in the average annual milk yield per cow since their introduction. In addition to milking robots, other types of robots are used in agriculture, for example, barn cleaning robots, feed pushers, and robotic feeding systems. However, at present, further robotization of the dairy industry is experiencing difficulties due to the fact that most milking robots are produced abroad, and after February 2022, some of their leading manufacturers (for example, Lely) left the Russian market. However, Russian developments are emerging, which will reduce dependence on foreign technologies.

Authors: Dubinina Marina Gennadevna, Dubinina Viktoriia Vasilevna