Rosel Develops First Batch of Smart Milking Detectors
The equipment is now undergoing final testing on dairy farms.
Rosel, a holding company within Rostec, has produced its first pilot batch of smart milking detectors. The devices are designed to alert farm operators promptly when milking is complete. This helps reduce operating costs and prevent injuries to animals.
“The main problem in dairy farming is mastitis. It often occurs because of human error: an operator fails to switch off the milking machine in time. The disease accounts for 71% of declines in milk yield, 16% of milk quality defects and 11% of all veterinary expenses. One in every 10 animals is ultimately culled. Our detector takes the burden of continuous monitoring off milkers. This helps protect cows’ health and reduce costs for farms,” Rosel said.
The new device is compatible with all milking machines and outperforms all existing Russian alternatives. It also costs three times less than imported equipment.
Final testing is now underway on farms, after which mass production is expected to begin. Farms in the Kirov Region, Tatarstan and Udmurtia have already expressed interest in the product.
