Forecasting Individual Dairy Cow Milk Yield via Large Language Model Orchestration

Modern dairy farms continuously record individual cow milk yields, yet turning these records into on-demand forecasts requires a multi-step data-to-model pipeline that natural language alone cannot drive. We study large language model (LLM) orchestration over a verified forecasting pipeline, asking not whether it predicts yield but how faithfully it converts requests into correct tool-execution conditions. Against a deterministic Oracle pipeline, we compare a single-LLM function-calling framework and a multi-agent framework that distributes the same workflow across specialized agents. Using Gemini 2.5 Flash, both answer 1085 queries (4340 forecast points) varying in phrasing, horizon, and missingness, drawn from 13 months of commercial-farm records. On execution-matched points (those reproducing the Oracle’s cow, dates, input window, and horizon), the LLM output is statistically equivalent to the Oracle (paired TOST within ±0.5 kg, pTOST