Patent · US Expired

Method for providing information on the occupancy of milking stations of a milking system

US7721675B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

GEA Farm Technologies GmbH · DE

Inventors

Peter Kaever · Oelde, DE
Heinz Francke · Oelde, DE
Manfred Pohlkamp · Oelde, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 5, 2004
Grant date	May 25, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01K11/006
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The aim of the invention is to provide a method and a device for associating animals with milking stations. For this purpose, the animals are detected by sensors and subjected to identification processes, thereby providing information units for an individual animal. The detection by sensors and the identification processes are tuned with each other in such a manner that the respective sensorically detected data are associated with the data obtained by the identification processes. The latter represent animal-related information units that are made available at milking stations. The sensory detection can for example be carried out by photoelectric sensors.

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