Animal husbandry – Milkers – Methods of milking
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-03
2006-10-03
Valenti, Andrea M. (Department: 3643)
Animal husbandry
Milkers
Methods of milking
C119S014030, C119S014140, C119S520000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07114458
ABSTRACT:
A method for automatically error notifying a user of a dairy farm, wherein milking animals, such as cows, are allowed to move freely in an area (1) intended therefore and to visit individually a milking animal station, such as e.g. a milking parlor (9) with a fully automatic milking machine (14), or a feeding station (33), said station comprising an animal identification system (20, 43), and a database of the animals, said method comprising the steps of receiving a pre-selection of a particular milking animal of the milking animals in the database; identifying each milking animal that visits the station; and notifying the user of the dairy farm of the animal in dependence on the pre-selected milking animal visiting the station. The method may be implemented by means of a computer software product loaded into a computer of an animal station or of a dairy farm system.
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Delaval Holding AB
Harness & Dickey & Pierce P.L.C.
Valenti Andrea M.
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