Milking Machine

Johny Vithayathil is working as an A I Worker (Artificial Insemination) in the Kozhipilli milk society for the past 15 years. Farmers face severe shortage of labourers for milking and the process of milking is very tiresome. Difficulties in the conventional milking process prompted him to develop a low cost milking machine. Large corporations and high tech institutions are unlikely to address such problems of small farmers. Johny, being an experimentalist thought of mechanising the milking operation. Given the new international standards on hygiene and sanitation in post WTO regime, many more such innovations might become necessary.

In order to reduce human labour in milking cows, a new machine has been made, which may be affordable to low-income group people. It helps milking the cows easily without causing them any irritation. In fact, it can give lot of relief to the cow. No electricity is necessary for operating the machine and the cleaning process is simple, too. A person in any village or even a remote area can use it.It’s a simple machine working on the principle of vacuum. It consists of a pump with a valve, plastic tubes and rubber bushes. One end of the pump is attached to the udders of cow and the other to a milk bottle.