Arrangement and method for milking a plurality of milking...

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2011-01-25

2011-01-25

Swiatek, Rob (Department: 3644)

Animal husbandry

Milkers

Methods of milking

C119S014030, C119S014080

Reexamination Certificate

active

07874263

ABSTRACT:
An arrangement for milking a plurality of milking animals comprises an automated milking system (11) provided with a milking robot (13) for automatically milking a milking animal; a milking system (15) provided for batchwise milking of multiple milking animals; an identification arrangement (19, 21) provided for identifying each of the plurality of milking animals prior to being milked; decision means (23) connected to the identification arrangement for deciding, for each of the plurality of milking animals, whether that milking animal should be milked by the automated milking system or by the milking system for batchwise milking; and means connected (25) to the decision means for guiding each of the plurality of milking animals to the automated milking system or to the milking system for batchwise milking depending on the decision made for that milking animal.

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