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Development of robotic attachment of teat cups will make fully automatic milking systems a possibility in the near future. This paper describes work to modify the position of cows in automatic milking systems. Passive methods to induce a cow to stand in postures that improve the operational efficiency of the robotic arm were tested. The effect of six floor treatments on the foot position, foot movement and accessibility of the teats of cows was observed. A slatted floor increased the duration for which cows stood with their rear feet in the unslatted area but in general the floor treatments had little effect on the position of the rear feet. There was a more significant difference ( P P P |
