MULTIPLE CELL VOLUNTARY MILKING METHOD AND SYSTEM, COMPRISING A MOBILE MILKING ROBOT HAVING A MINIMAL FOOTPRINT
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1. Voluntary livestock milking system comprising:
- a plurality of voluntarily accessible milking stalls for holding dairy livestock, wherein the dairy livestock freely roam in an area outside the milking stalls and enter the milking stalls, without human intervention, for milking;
vertical upright teat cup holders comprising teat cups, which are part of the milking stalls and are connected directly to the main milk-line; and
at least one mobile unit comprising;
equipment for treating livestock and a processor, wherein the mobile unit is configured to;
travel between the fore legs and hind legs of the dairy livestock; and
use the equipment to perform at least one action related to a treatment of the dairy livestock;
wherein the equipment includes an arm configured to withdraw the teat cups from the vertical teat cup holder and connect them to the dairy livestock.
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Abstract
A voluntary milking system and method for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises milking stalls voluntarily accessible to animals that are milked by mobile units configured to travel between the fore and hind legs of the animal.
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1. Voluntary livestock milking system comprising:
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a plurality of voluntarily accessible milking stalls for holding dairy livestock, wherein the dairy livestock freely roam in an area outside the milking stalls and enter the milking stalls, without human intervention, for milking; vertical upright teat cup holders comprising teat cups, which are part of the milking stalls and are connected directly to the main milk-line; and at least one mobile unit comprising; equipment for treating livestock and a processor, wherein the mobile unit is configured to; travel between the fore legs and hind legs of the dairy livestock; and use the equipment to perform at least one action related to a treatment of the dairy livestock; wherein the equipment includes an arm configured to withdraw the teat cups from the vertical teat cup holder and connect them to the dairy livestock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. Method for milking animals, said method comprising:
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allowing at least one animal to voluntarily enter a milking stall, wherein said milking stall is one of a plurality of milking stalls and is equipped with a vertical upright teat cup holder comprising teat cups that are connected directly to a main milk line; a mobile unit positioning itself, at least partially, between the front legs and hind legs of the animal; attaching the teat cups to said animal by said mobile unit, thereby milking said animal, such that milk flows directed into the main milk line; detaching the teat cups from said animal and returning them to the vertical upright teat up holder by said mobile unit, when the milking is completed; and allowing said animal to exit the milking stall. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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