Agricultura – Ştiinţă şi practică nr. 1- 2(85-86)/2013 - 99 - STUDY REGARDING THE USE OF PEDOMETERS IN DAIRY FARMS Topan C., S. Irimescu, Livia Naghiu, Adriana David University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, 3-5 Manastur Street, 400372, Cluj-Napoca, Romania Abstract. Dairy equipment designed for automatic milking requires advanced systems, which integrate the most innovative automation tehnologies for the mechanical milk collection process. Without exception, these installations are run by computerized processes. Nowadays, in developed countries, the milking parlors in dairy farms are equipped with electronic computers which serve the milking process and farm management. Keywords: identification, automation, optimization, management INTRODUCTION With the help of new technologies dedicated to dairy farms we aim, on one hand, to optimize the interrelationship between the animal and the milking machine, on the other hand, to inscrease the productivity of milk processing. Different levels of automation control are available. You can automate the entire operation or selected parts. Milking parlors with partial automation, perfom the milking process automatically, except that the attachment of milking cluster is done manually. These installations are equipped with computerized programs, which include: automatic attach and detach equipment of the milking cups, electronic devices for detecting and processing the parameters of the milk flow rate through the milk analyzers (provides an accurate, adjustable algorithm for automatic stoppage of milking when milk flow decreases, and timed vacuum closure for smooth release of the cluster from the udder), automatic pre-milking stimulation device, which optimizes the functional parameters of the milking installation and allowing adjustments of rates and ratio or automatically adjusted pulsation according to the flow of milk. Moreover, every field of activities in the farm is automatized, that will help you manage: the flow of the herd throughout the farm and directing them to the milking platform: entry gate in the milking parlour; rapid exit gates; preparing the udder for milking process, disinfection of teats after milking; washing and disinfection of milking installation. MATERIAL AND METHOD The items of automatization (fig.1) are usually applied at the milking platform, as well as at the milking installation situated in the stall.This comprehensive management software for advanced dairy farm and herd management enables: detach and automatic cluster removal, simplifing the work of the milker and increasing the milk productivity; the milk output is carried out by milk pumps, provided with special filters situated at the way out, facilitating the path of the milk to the cooling and collection systems; washing and disinfaction of the milking equipment is achieved in the milking parlour, without the need to disassemble the equipment, it is done automatically, closed circuit, based on electronic