Animal husbandry – Milkers – Milking station arrangements; e.g. – parlors
Patent
1988-06-13
1989-08-08
Swiatek, Robert P.
Animal husbandry
Milkers
Milking station arrangements; e.g., parlors
119 27, A01K 112
Patent
active
048542687
ABSTRACT:
A milking and sorting system comprises at least one parlor including a floor, a plurality of stalls juxtaposed along the floor, an animal entrance mechanism to each stall and an animal exit mechanism disposed along an exit side of the parlor. One parlor end has an animal ingress entry opening and the other parlor end has a distal end barrier. Gutter and kicker structures laterally spaced from the parlor exit side define one side of an animal passageway from the animal ingress entry end to the distal parlor end barrier. Wall partitions secured to vertically disposed posts fixed to the floor at the parlor exit side define a plurality of stalls. The fixed wall partitions have free ends laterally spaced inwardly from the gutter and kicker structure to define the other side of the animal passageway. Animal exit gate members pivotally swing outwardly from the parlor exit side between closed and opened position. Each gate member defines an aperture through which a confined animal's head and neck portion protrude when the gate member is in a closed position. Each gate member frame structure includes a neck portion contacting section and lower obstruction section to control movement of an animal confined for milking from between its hind legs.
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Markva Neil F.
Swiatek Robert P.
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