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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/magazine/the-milky-way-1.368229
Israeli Computerized Milking Systems Found in Over 50 Countries
(Ha'aretz) Coby Ben-Simhon - Kibbutz Afikim in the Jordan Valley is very closely tied to the AfiMilk plant, which specializes in the manufacture of computerized milking systems. In 1979, Afikim invented the first milk meter - an electronic device showing how many liters of milk have been produced by a cow. In 1984, the kibbutz was producing a comprehensive computerized system for running a dairy barn. The kibbutz developed a milk spectrometer which enables the dairy farmer to see in real time the milk's components: fat, protein, lactose, blood and also whether the cow has had an infection - the first such analytic device to be sold in the world. AfiMilk won a huge tender for a project in Vietnam, which, upon completion, is expected to supply 40% of the country's milk consumption.