 Modern 2008 "rotary milking parlor" (Rotolactor), Großerkmannsdorf, Germany | |
| Process type | Cow milking apparatus |
|---|---|
| Industrial sector(s) | Dairy |
| Main technologies or sub-processes | Milking a large number of cows |
| Product(s) | Rotary milking parlor |
| Main facilities | Walker-Gordon Laboratories dairy |
| Inventor | Henry W. Jeffers |
| Year of invention | 1930 |
| Developer(s) | Borden Company |
The Rotolactor is a largely automatic machine used for milking a large number of cows successively using a rotating platform. It was developed by the Borden Company in 1930, and is known as the "rotary milking parlor".