Mechanical milking procedure for animals, especially cows

• US 20030111017A1
• Filed: 12/13/2001
• Published: 06/19/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Westfaliasurge GmbH
• Original Assignee: Westfaliasurge GmbH
• Inventors: Wartenhorst, Bernhard Schulze
• Application Number:
  US10/015,740
• Publication Number:
  US 20030111017A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 119/14.02
• CPC Class Codes: A01J 5/0075 with a specially adapted stimulation of the teats

Abstract

The present invention pertains to a mechanical milking procedure for animals, especially cows. In particular, the present invention is a method for milking animals that includes the step of sequentially stimulating the teats of the animal before milking the stimulated teats. This method results in a quick and uninterrupted milking of the animal.

Claims

1. A method for milking animals, especially cows, said method comprising the step of:

a) sequentially stimulating the teats of the animal as a way to stimulate the udder; and

b) milking the stimulated teats.

2. The method of claim 1, during which only single teats are being stimulated successively.

3. The method of claim 2, during which a phase without any stimulation occurs during 2 stimulation phases.

4. The method of claim 2, during which, at the end of a stimulation phase of a teat a stimulation phase of another teat occurs.

5. The method of claim 1 during which, before the sequential stimulation of a single teat, the udder receives a pre-stimulation.

6. The method of claim 5, during which the intensity of the sequential stimulation decreases during the milking procedure.

7. The method of claim 6, during which the intensity of the sequential stimulation during the milking procedure decreases continuously.

8. The method of claim 6, during which the intensity of the sequential stimulation during the milking procedure decreases discontinuously.

9. The method of claim 5 during which the milk flow or a relevant reference number is either measured or determined during the milking procedure, and to change the intensity of the sequential stimulation in accordance to the milk flow or the relevant reference number.