Q: How does milking by milking machine help?

Q: How does milking by milking machine help? Does milking 3 times a day (every 8 hours) increase the milk yield?
Ans: The use of milking machine is very successful in cows. The biggest benefit of milking machines is that you are not dependent too much on labour and that it is hygienic. Also, milking machines help in sucking all the milk from the udder. This helps in reducing the instance of diseases and also in extracting all the fat from the udder (most of the fat in the milk comes out at the end of the milking. This is why the udder should be emptied. Also, this is the reason why we should not let the calves to suck in after milking, it should be done before milking or they should be fed separately). Milking 3 times a day contributes to an increase of about 10% in the milk yield of a cow that gives around 20 litres of milk per day.