摘要:
A method is provided for control of the milking of animals which move in an area including at least one grazing paddock (12) in which the animals can graze, a milking area (12} located remote from the grazing paddock, and a raceway (14a-c) via which animals in the grazing paddock can access the milking area, wherein the milking area comprises a milking system (16) for milking of the animals which have accessed the milking area. According to the method animals that are to access the milking area via the raceway are counted (31) in at least one position located remote from the milking system; a future amount of animals in the milking area is predicted (33) based on the animals counted in the at least one position located remote from the milking system; and the operation of the milking system or other arrangement in the area is controlled (35) in a manner and at a point of time which is dependent on the predicted future amount of animals in the milking area.
摘要:
A device suitable for attachment to a milking platform at a “milking position” has a strippings viewing area and a light source, which is operable to illuminate in a suitable manner the strippings viewing area to enhance the visibility to an operator of any mastitis symptoms in use and/or to illuminate the udder to facilitate inspection or treatment. The light source may also be operable to give continuous or intermittent color signals to the operator and the device might also include an alpha-numeric area. The device might form part of a leg separator and/or sprayer and/or milk hose support. A milking platform with such a device is also claimed.
摘要:
A rotary parlour for milking of animals, wherein the parlour comprises an annular rotary platform (20) adapted to form a support surface (18) for the animals (22), a drive mechanism (30) adapted to supply a rotational motion to the platform (20), and teat cup storing devices (11) for holding parked teat cups (2,2') in predetermined storing positions and wherein the teat cup storing devices (11) are mounted in positions such that the teat cups (2,2') are located vertically above the platform (20) in their storing positions. The rotary parlour comprises positioning means (19) adapted to arrange the animals in milking positions such that a longitudinal axis (22c) of the animals forms an angle of 20° to 80°, preferably 30° to 60°, to the direction of motion of the animal (22d) on the platform (20). The teat cup storing devices (11) are arranged in positions such that the teat cups (2), which are to be attached to an animal standing in a milking position, are located in a storing position on one side of said animal (22) and behind an animal (22) standing in an adjacent milking position.
摘要:
Milking box (1) or boxes for cows, each milking box having two entrance fences (2,3) for entry of a cow and two exit fences for (4,5) exiting a cow after it being milked, wherein one first entrance fence (2) and one first exit fence (4) form a first pair of fences positioned at a first side, and one second entrance fence (3) and one second exit fence (5) form a second pair of fences that is positioned at a second side (6) which is opposite to the first side. This type of milking box is advantageously used in a cow stable further comprising resting boxes for cows, at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, and walking paths allowing the cows to move between the resting boxes, milking box or boxes, the at least one feeder trough and the separation zone or zones, wherein at least the resting boxes are placed at the first side of the milking box or boxes, and that at the second side of the milking box or boxes at least one is placed selected from the group comprising at least one feeder trough, a separation zone or zones, outdoors.
摘要:
A milking system (1), comprising a first milking device (2) and a second milking device (4), an identification device (9) for identifying dairy animals to be milked of a herd of dairy animals, and a control device (13) for determining an estimated treatment time of each dairy animal to be milked, and for classifying each dairy animal to be milked with the aid of a criterion on the basis of the estimated treatment time in at least a first or second group of dairy animals (7, 8), wherein the milking system (1) admits the first group of dairy animals (7) to preferably only the first milking device (2) and admits the second group to preferably only the second milking device (4). By thus making a difference between slow milking and fast milking dairy animals, the efficiency can be improved on the basis of occupancy rate of the milking device. This advantage is found in particular in the case of carrousels or in the case of milking devices to be occupied on the basis of batches.
摘要:
A dairy farm system comprises a plurality of apparatuses (11 a-e) for performing actions related to the operation of the dairy farm system, wherein the apparatuses are connected in a network (12), and at least one of the apparatuses (21, 26-28) is movable. The movable apparatus is wirelessly connectable to the network via a short-range radio link (23a-c, 26a-c, 27a-c, 28a-c), preferably a Bluetooth link. Advantageously, the movable apparatus is kept continuously connected in the network (12) via the radio link during operation. In one embodiment the movable apparatus is a feed device (21), wherein feeding instructions are received, and feeding status or error information is sent, by the feed device via the radio link.
摘要:
A livestock treatment carousel comprises a rotatable platform (2) having a plurality of mutually adjacent stalls (I-X). A livestock animal (A-Z) may enter and leave a stall via an outer stall end (6) facing away from the rotation axis (3) of the platform. Each stall is provided with a feed container (7) arranged for feeding an animal in a treatment position in which the animal is received in the stall with its hindquarters facing towards the rotation axis. Each feed container is arranged in a moveable manner relative to its stall such that, during rotation of the platform, the position of the feed container relative to its stall interchangeably moves between a feeding position and an unblocking position.