Workplace and Gravity: Two Mechanized Cow Milking Systems Compared for Human Physiological Strains
Journal Title: Journal of Agricultural Machinery - Year 2022, Vol 12, Issue 1
Abstract
Despite the development of dairy farm mechanization, milking operations are still associated with heavy workloads which result in human physiological strains. This study investigated the role of gravity force in the linkage between load carriage and workersâ physiological strains in milking work tasks of two major cow milking systems (milking in stanchion barns and tandem parlors). These two milking methods similarly included washing the teats, attaching the cluster, and detaching the cluster. Human energy expenditure (EE) was calculated and load carriage direction in comparison with gravity (LCG) was tracked among twenty-four male workers. The highest heart rate (107 beats min-1) and EE (35.5 kJ min-1) were reported for attaching the cluster in the tandem parlor milking method. Tandem parlor milking caused higher human physiological strains and higher proportions of converse LCG compared with stanchion barn milking. By developing dairy farm mechanization from stanchion barn to tandem parlor, cow milking workers are induced to apply higher forces including converse LCG causing higher human physiological strains. Mechanization of dairy farms should be developed not only for improving the rate of work and performance but also for making conditions toward a reduction in the use of human physical forces.
Authors and Affiliations
A. Hayati,A. Marzban,M. A. Asoodar,
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