INDOOR ENVIRONMENT IN MILKING PARLOR AND COWSHED DURING THE MILKING

The aim of this work is to evaluate the results of measurements of the main microclimatic parameters (temperature, relative humidity, CO2 concentration, illumination and noise) in the cowsheds and in the milking parlors during the milking process and compare the measured values with the appropriate standard values. The purpose of the measurement is to determine the changes of the microclimatic parameters to which dairy cows are exposed during the passage from the barn to the milking parlor and back to the stables. The basic environmental parameters affect the welfare of dairy cows and thereby the quality of milk. These parameters were measured in the new tandem parlor for 2 x 4 cows built in 1997 for modernized cowshed for 130 dairy cows. It was also measured in the rotary milking parlor for 24 cows which was built in 2001 for a new barn with capacity 220 cows which was built in 2002. The measurements were carried out during the winter and summer period.