1. Milking Shed designs
Y10 Agriculture

2. Rotary Shed
Cups off
here
Cups on
here

3. Rotary Shed

4. Comment Some float on water.
Advantages
Lowest labour need.
And Fastest milking.
Disadvantages
Most expensive
Hard to extend

5. Herringbone

6. Herringbone

7. Herringbone

8. Herringbone

9. Comment Named after a Herring (fish) backbone.
Advantages
Not as expensive as a Rotary and
Easier to build and extend.
Disadvantages
Higher labour needed than a rotary and
More walking needed (up and down the pit).

10. Walkthrough Shed

11. Comment Oldest shed design
Advantages
Cheap to build and run
Disadvantages
High labour need
Long milking times