Milking sampling for diagnostic purposes
US5572946A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01J5/01
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus enabling a diagnostic test to be carried out on milk flowing in a milk line from an animal being milked, without interrupting the milking process, in which a portion of the milk is diverted through a by-pass in which an extracting means (14) in the form of a vacuum-operable pump and timer acts to separate from the milk flowing in the by-pass a milk sample and to deliver said sample through an associated sampling valve (16) to a testing device (18).
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