TEAT PREPARATION STATION AND METHOD FOR TEAT PREPARATION
First Claim
1. A teat preparation station (1) for preparation of teats of milking animals prior to intentionally being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall (13), wherein said teat preparation station comprises:
- a teat preparation area (2) housing at least one milking animal at a time;
an exit (4) leading to said milking system; and
pre-milking equipment (5) provided for automatically pre-milking milking animals in said teat preparation area, characterized in that said teat preparation station comprisesmilk quality analyzing equipment (6) provided for automatically analyzing pre-milk from said milking animals; and
/orteat and/or udder inspection equipment (6) provided for automatically inspecting the teats and/or udders of said milking animals.
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Abstract
A teat preparation station(1) for preparation of teats of milking animals prior to being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall(13) is provided. The teat preparation station (1) includes a teat preparation area (2) housing at least one milking animal at a time; an exit (4) leading to the milking system; pre-milking equipment (5) provided for automatically pre-milking milking animals in the teat preparation area; and milk quality analyzing equipment (6) provided for automatically analyzing pre-milk from the milking animals.
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34 Claims
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1. A teat preparation station (1) for preparation of teats of milking animals prior to intentionally being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall (13), wherein said teat preparation station comprises:
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a teat preparation area (2) housing at least one milking animal at a time; an exit (4) leading to said milking system; and pre-milking equipment (5) provided for automatically pre-milking milking animals in said teat preparation area, characterized in that said teat preparation station comprises milk quality analyzing equipment (6) provided for automatically analyzing pre-milk from said milking animals; and
/orteat and/or udder inspection equipment (6) provided for automatically inspecting the teats and/or udders of said milking animals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for preparation of teats of milking animals in a teat preparation station (1) prior to intentionally being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall (13), comprising the steps of:
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receiving milking animals in a teat preparation area (2) capable of housing at least one milking animal at a time and having an exit (4) leading to said milking system; and automatically pre-milking the milking animals in said teat preparation area by pre-milking equipment (5), characterized by the step of; automatically analyzing pre-milk from said milking animals by milk quality analyzing equipment (6); and
/orautomatically inspecting the teats and/or udders of said milking animals by teat and/or udder inspection equipment (6). - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A teat preparation station (1) for preparation of teats of milking animals prior to intentionally being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall (13), wherein said teat preparation station comprises:
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a teat preparation area (2) housing at least one milking animal at a time; exit means (4;
21) leading to said milking system; andteat preparation equipment (5) for automatically preparing teats of milking animals in said teat preparation area, characterized in that said exit means also leads to any of a waiting, treating, resting, and/or feeding area (22) or to a milking area (32) separate from said milking system; and said teat preparation station comprises means (7, 4a, 21a) for automatically guiding each of said milking animals leaving said teat preparation station to either said milking system or to said any of a waiting, treating, resting, and/or feeding area (22) or to a milking area (32) separate from said milking system. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A method for managing milking animals prior to intentionally being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall (13), characterized by the steps of:
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receiving milking animals in a teat preparation station capable of housing at least one milking animal at a time and having exit means (4, 21) leading to said milking system and to any of a waiting, treating, resting, and/or feeding area (22) or to a milking area (32) separate from said milking system; automatically preparing the teats of the milking animals in said teat preparation station by teat preparation equipment (5); and automatically guiding each of the milking animals leaving said teat preparation station to either said milking system or to said any of a waiting, treating, resting, and/or feeding area (22) or to a milking area (32) separate from said milking system.
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32. A teat preparation arrangement for preparation of teats of milking animals prior to intentionally being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall (13), wherein said teat preparation station comprises
teat preparation equipment (5) provided for automatically preparing teats of milking animals in said teat preparation area by applying at least one substance to the teats of said milking animals, characterized in that said teat preparation station comprises teat analyzing equipment (6) provided for automatically measuring said substance applied to the teats of said milking animals either directly at teats of said milking animals or by analyzing a fluid that is passed by the teats of said milking animals.
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34. A method for preparation of teats of milking animals prior to intentionally being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall (13), wherein said teat preparation method comprises the step of automatically preparing teats of milking animals in said teat preparation area by applying at least one substance to the teats of said milking animals, and is characterized by the step of automatically measuring said substance applied to the teats of said milking animals either directly at teats of said milking animals or by analyzing a fluid that is passed by the teats of said milking animals.
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