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Rotary parlour for milking of animals

  • US 20040020442A1
  • Filed: 05/16/2003
  • Published: 02/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A rotary parlour for milking of animals (1), wherein the parlour comprises a rotary platform (2) arranged to form a support surface for the animals (1), stalling means arranged to divide the platform (2) into stalls receiving individual animals (1), wherein the stalling means comprise dividing members (3) having a first end (4) and a second end (5) and being turnably arranged around a respective vertical axis (8), wherein the dividing members (3), in a stalling position, are arranged to be located between adjacent animals (1) with the first end (4) located at a radially outer position in relation to the second end (5), control means arranged to control the turning of the dividing members (3) around the respective vertical axis (8) and feeding troughs (7), which each has a centre (9) and is connected to a respective one of the dividing members (3), characterised in that the centre (9) of each feeding trough (7) is located at a distance from a vertical plane (10) extending through the first (4) and second (5) ends of the respective dividing member (3).

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