SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A GROUP OF DAIRY ANIMALS
First Claim
1. A system for managing a group of dairy animals to be milked fully automatically, which dairy animals go through a lactation cycle comprising phases of calving, inmilking, producing milk, and being dry, the system comprising:
- a computer executing program instructions for recording information and processing data indicating;
a division of the group of dairy animals into subgroups of a plurality of dairy animals,an insemination period determined per subgroup within which the dairy animals of the subgroup concerned are to be inseminated, which insemination period is so short that substantially all dairy animals in the subgroup concerned go simultaneously through the lactation cycle, anda separation of pregnant dairy animals of at least one of the subgroups in a separate area, around the beginning of the being dry phase of the subgroup concerned; and
at least one milking robot for automatically milking the dairy animals, the at least one milking robot operatively connected to the computer for receiving first instructions from the computer for milking the dairy animals in the non-separated subgroups, and second instructions from the computer for milking the dairy animals in the separated subgroup in the separate area.
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Abstract
A system for managing a group of dairy animals to be milked fully automatically, where the dairy animals go through a lactation cycle comprising phases of calving, inmilking, producing milk, and being dry. The system includes a computer executing program instructions for recording information and processing data indicating a division of the group of dairy animals into subgroups of a plurality of dairy animals, an insemination period determined per subgroup within which the dairy animals of the subgroup concerned are to be inseminated, which insemination period is so short that substantially all dairy animals in the subgroup concerned go simultaneously through the lactation cycle, and a separation of pregnant dairy animals of at least one of the subgroups in a separate area, around the beginning of the being dry phase of the subgroup concerned. The system also includes at least one milking robot for automatically milking the dairy animals, operatively connected to the computer for receiving first instructions from the computer for milking the dairy animals in the non-separated subgroups, and second instructions from the computer for milking the dairy animals in the separated subgroup in the separate area.
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17 Claims
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1. A system for managing a group of dairy animals to be milked fully automatically, which dairy animals go through a lactation cycle comprising phases of calving, inmilking, producing milk, and being dry, the system comprising:
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a computer executing program instructions for recording information and processing data indicating; a division of the group of dairy animals into subgroups of a plurality of dairy animals, an insemination period determined per subgroup within which the dairy animals of the subgroup concerned are to be inseminated, which insemination period is so short that substantially all dairy animals in the subgroup concerned go simultaneously through the lactation cycle, and a separation of pregnant dairy animals of at least one of the subgroups in a separate area, around the beginning of the being dry phase of the subgroup concerned; and at least one milking robot for automatically milking the dairy animals, the at least one milking robot operatively connected to the computer for receiving first instructions from the computer for milking the dairy animals in the non-separated subgroups, and second instructions from the computer for milking the dairy animals in the separated subgroup in the separate area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of managing a group of dairy animals to be milked fully automatically, which dairy animals go through a lactation cycle comprising phases of calving, inmilking, producing milk, and being dry, the method comprising:
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dividing the group of dairy animals into subgroups of a plurality of dairy animals; determining per subgroup an insemination period within which the dairy animals of the subgroup concerned are inseminated, which insemination period is so short that substantially all dairy animals in the subgroup concerned go simultaneously through the lactation cycle; separating all pregnant dairy animals of at least one of the subgroups in a separate area, around the beginning of the being dry phase of the subgroup concerned; fully automatically milking the dairy animals in the non-separated subgroups by means of at least one milking robot; separately milking the dairy animals in the separated subgroup; and placing the separated subgroup out of the separate area after being dry and calving. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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