Values of efficiency in galician dairy exploitations with different productive characteristics

Based on the data from 2007 Analysis of the European Dairy Farmers, the state of labour productivity (efficiency), measured in kilograms of milk per hour of work, are in Spain at 120, while the average for the countries of the Old EU Countries a little more than 180. These values are even worst in the Autonomous Region of Galicia. In this paper we describe the critical factors that limit efficiency taking into account three differential points with regard to the transactions carried out by labour on farms, food, milking and cleaning in 11 selected dairies with different characteristics. It should be noted that regardless of measuring time employees in the activities it has been determined the adequacy of the same, in order to obtain objective results. As overall results, we can conclude that food is more efficient when done through automated means and less efficient farms are those that perform grazing. Milking reaches higher values in the presence of waiting rooms. While cleaning is more appropriate in the exploitations with emparrillado beds and rubber.