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Using Nedap cow... ![Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/PersonaVideo/logo2.png) [By Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) [![](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/MicrosoftTeams-image%20(43)-2.png)](https://www.lelylife.com/putz-family-tradition?hsLang=en-us) [Read Now](https://www.lelylife.com/putz-family-tradition?hsLang=en-us) [Dairy](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/dairy), [Dairy Farm](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/dairy-farm), [family farm](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/family-farm), [Farm Life](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/farm-life), [farm life](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/farm-life-2), [Farmer](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/farmer), [Farmers](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/farmers), [heat detection](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/heat-detection), [Lely Astronaut](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely-astronaut), [automatic milking system](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/automatic-milking-system), [Automated 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