Method and apparatus for automatically milking animals

Details Method and apparatus for automatically milking animals Method and apparatus for automatically milking animals

1995-04-14

1998-01-06

Manahan, Todd E.

Animal husbandry

Milkers

Methods of milking

119 1403, 119 1408, 119520, 119840, A01J 5013, A01K 112

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active

057043116

ABSTRACT:
In a method of automatically milking animals, such as cows, the milk obtained from each udder quarter is discharged through separate milk lines to a collector element. When the milk flow from one or more udder quarters has decreased to less than a threshold value, the vacuum in the teat cup or cups connected to the udder quarter is broken. When mastitis has been detected in an udder quarter and after the milk flow originating therefrom, possibly combined with that from one or more other udder quarters, has decreased to below said threshold value, the udder quarter or quarters involved are automatically stripped, either during a predetermined period of time or for receiving a predetermined quantity of milk, or until the milk flow has decreased to less than a second threshold value which is lower than said first threshold value.

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