Íslenskar landbúnaðarrannsóknir - 01.09.1976, Page 49

VINNURANNSÓKNIR í FJÓSUM 47
8) The relationship between the total labour
requirements for the tending of dairy
cows (x) was expressed by the following
equation:
y — — 22.9 + 15.01x — 0.106x2
forl0<x<90
Farms with more labour requirements
than indicated by the above equation had,
without exception, either labour consu-
ming milking techniques, or inconvenient
facilities for feeding. The relationship be-
tween milking time and total labour re-
quirements indicates that time consuming
milking techniques may increase total
labour requirements by nearly 20%.