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The article analyzes the effectiveness of robotic milking systems in Russian conditions. Data from five enterprises that have piloted robotic milking in their regions have been analyzed. The peculiarity of the studied enterprises is the simultaneous use of several milking systems. This allows us to compare technologies with each other within the same enterprise, that is, with the maximum fulfillment of the condition “other things being equal”. Effects of milking robots introduction in the studied enterprises, which manifested themselves most vividly and in a relatively short time, are an increase in labor productivity and a radical improvement in the milk quality and its grade when sold. There is evidence of reduced culling and increased productive life of cows when milking robots are introduced. Analysis of milking systems implementation in the studied enterprises shows the absence of explicit advantages in terms of efficiency indicators in relation to each other of two high-productive technologies—milking robots and milking parlors in the existing economic conditions. The exception is greenfield construction situation. High efficiency of milking robots is achieved when enterprises choose a strategy of step by step modernization. This made it possible to reduce the need for investments and the credit burden.
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The reported study was funded by budget, project FFZF-2022-0018.
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Nikulina, Y., Surovtsev, V. (2023). Economic Efficiency Factors of Automatic Milking System in Russia: A Case Study. In: Ronzhin, A., Kostyaev, A. (eds) Agriculture Digitalization and Organic Production . Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 331. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7780-0_22
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