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Method and arrangement for control of the milking

A technology of equipment and control devices, applied in milking devices, other equipment, dairy products, etc., can solve problems such as low milk output

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-03-06
DELAVAL HLDG AB
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If these animals are diverted to more distant grazing pastures or if they are never allowed to get close to the milking area, then the likelihood that the animals will visit the milking area again soon is low and therefore, milk production will be lower

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[0029] figure 1 Schematic illustration of a pasture-based livestock facility for penning livestock that is permitted to move within an area 11 of the facility. Area 11 preferably includes a large number of grazing pastures 12 where livestock can graze, a milking area 13 remote from grazing pasture 12, a plurality of passages 14a-14c, and a pre-milking and post-milking area 15 in which animals can pass through multiple Each channel 14a-14c and the pre-milk and post-milk area 15 enter and exit the milking area 13. The milking area 13 comprises a rotary milking system 16 which is preferably used for voluntary or semi-voluntary milking of animals which have entered the milking area 13 during a milking session. However, it will be obvious to a person skilled in the art that the invention may be implemented in other kinds of milking systems, especially those in which multiple animals are milked simultaneously with each other.

[0030] The farm-based livestock facility further prefe...

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A method is provided for control of the milking of animals which move in an area including at least one grazing paddock (12) in which the animals can graze, a milking area (12} located remote from the grazing paddock, and a raceway (14a-c) via which animals in the grazing paddock can access the milking area, wherein the milking area comprises a milking system (16) for milking of the animals which have accessed the milking area. According to the method animals that are to access the milking area via the raceway are counted (31) in at least one position located remote from the milking system; a future amount of animals in the milking area is predicted (33) based on the animals counted in the at least one position located remote from the milking system; and the operation of the milking system or other arrangement in the area is controlled (35) in a manner and at a point of time which is dependent on the predicted future amount of animals in the milking area.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for controlling the milking of livestock through a milking system. Background technique [0002] Automatic milking systems (AMS) are well known in the art. Current implementations of AMS almost exclusively have penned cows. The cows are housed in a large barn that also houses the AMS. Cows learn to walk freely between their stalls and the AMS unit for short distances, the main motivation being the rearing within the moving gates when the cows are being milked in the AMS. Cows only need to move a relatively short distance (maybe 20-30m to AMS in a pen system). [0003] Many dairy cows around the world are not penned in this way, but are allowed to graze freely on pastures. Especially in Australia and New Zealand, there are no pens for cows, they spend all their time on pasture. These pasture-based systems are very extensive, often requiring cows to travel considerable distances to be milked in ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A01J5/007A01K1/12
CPCA01J5/007A01K1/12A01K29/00A01K15/04
Inventor 龙·米尔德
Owner DELAVAL HLDG AB
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