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System and method for treating livestock

US11109562B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AFIMILK AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE LTD. · IL

Inventors

Niv Pinsky · Tveria, IL
Efraim Garti · Jerusalem, IL
Itamar Cohen · Karmei Yosef, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 25, 2017
Grant date	Sep 7, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 11, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S901/47
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system for treating livestock may include a ramp for containing dairy livestock and one or more mobile units configured to travel on the ramp, below the dairy livestock, and milk the dairy livestock. A mobile unit may be adapted to travel to a predefined location within a stall, and attach a milking equipment unit to the dairy livestock in the stall. A plurality of mobile units and a central management unit may be configured to dynamically cause at least some of the plurality of mobile units to each perform a portion of a treatment or task.

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