摘要:
A method for automatically feeding milk producing animals (12) in a milking parlor (10) comprising a row (14) of milking stalls (1, 2,..., N) accessible in serial order to a plurality of milk producing animals (12) from a front end thereof (14a) is provided. Feed is dispensed (72) into the feed manger of the milking stall (1) located in the far end (14b) of the row of milking stalls in connection with the first one of the plurality of milk producing animals entering the row of milking stalls to entice the plurality of milk producing animals to enter the row of milking stalls. The first milk producing animal is identified (71) when she enters the row of milking stall and/ or when she enters the milking stall in the far end. The feed dispensed into the feed manger of the milking stall located in the far end is subtracted (73) from the feed ration individually adapted for the first milk producing animal, thereby arriving in a corrected feed ration individually adapted for the first milk producing animal. The corrected feed ration is dispensed (74) into the feed manger of the milking stall located in the far end in connection with the milking of the first milk producing animal, thereby allowing her to consume her individually adapted feed ration.
摘要:
A LED luminaire for use in a livestock barn includes a base plate provided with at least one first LED arrangement configured to, in operation, emit light which simulates daylight lighting conditions. The first LED arrangement includes a plurality of LEDs of a first type, which has at least one peak wavelength in the wavelength range between 500 and 600 nm, and at least one LED of a second type, which is a blue LED with its peak wavelength in the wavelength range between 440 and 480 nm. The luminaire is provided with an optical system configured so that the intensity of light emitted by the LEDs is distributed according a distribution which has its peak intensity at an angle of more than zero degrees from the optical axis of the luminaire.
摘要:
Germicidal compositions containing one or more N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl) C6-C18 alkyl amines, such as N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl)dodecylamine, and methods of using the compositions for treatment or prevention of infectious hoof diseases are disclosed. The germicidal compositions remain active in the presence of manure, which eliminates the need to pre-clean the hooves before use, and have particular utility for treating or preventing papillomatous digital dermatitis, interdigital phlegmon, interdigital dermatitis, laminitis, white line disease, heel erosion and other hoof diseases.
摘要:
A method for mixing batches of feed according to selected recipes, wherein the batches of feed are to be fed to at least one group of animals, comprises the steps of: charging a feed mixer with ingredients according to a first recipe; mixing the ingredients according to the first recipe in the feed mixer, thereby producing a first batch of mixed feed according to the first recipe; discharging mixed feed of the first batch from the feed mixer; determining the amount of mixed feed of the first batch left in the feed mixer after discharging, and deducing the composition thereof based on the first recipe; providing a second recipe according to which ingredients are to be charged into the feed mixer; modifying the second recipe based on the determined amount of mixed feed of the first batch left in the feed mixer and the deduced composition thereof; charging the mixer with ingredients according to the modified second recipe; and mixing the ingredients according to the modified second recipe in the feed mixer with mixed feed of the first batch left in the feed mixer, thereby producing a second batch of mixed feed, wherein the modified second recipe is determined such that the second batch of mixed feed is a batch of mixed feed substantially according to the second recipe or having a similar nutritional content as a batch of feed according to the second recipe.
摘要:
The invention refers to a teatcup and a cartridge to be comprised by the teatcup to be attached to a teat of an animal to be milked. The cartridge (1 ) comprises a sleeve (6) having an upper end (6a) and a lower end (6b), and a teatcup liner (7) mounted in the sleeve and having an inner space (8) for receiving said teat. A pulsation chamber (9) provided between an inner side of the sleeve and an outer side of the teatcup liner. The teatcup liner comprises an upper end portion (7a) located at the upper end of the sleeve, a barrel portion (7c) and a lower end portion (7b) extending beyond the lower end of the sleeve. The lower end portion forms an end nozzle (10) beyond the lower end of the sleeve. The end nozzle has a tapering external shape configured to be received in a milk conduit (4) for transporting the milk from the cartridge to the milk conduit.
摘要:
An arrangement for determining a body condition score of an animal comprises a three-dimensional camera system directed towards the animal and provided for recording at least one three-dimensional image of the animal; and an image processing device connected to the three-dimensional camera system and provided for forming a three-dimensional surface representation of a portion of the animal from the three- dimensional image recorded by the three-dimensional camera system; for statistically analyzing the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation; and for determining the body condition score of the animal based on the statistically analyzed surface of the three-dimensional surface representation.