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Method and an arrangement at a dairy farm

US7793614B2 · kind B2 · utility

62Cited by

12References

25Claims

0Family size

Assignee

DeLaval Holding AB · SE

Inventors

Jan Ericsson · Uttran, SE
Lars Wase · Danderyd, SE
Nils Erik Holmertz · Huddinge, SE
Epke Bosma · Tumba, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 3, 2008
Grant date	Sep 14, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01J7/02
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A cleaning method in a milking system (9) includes a plurality of teat cups (19), each of which is connected to a respective milk line. During milking of the teats of an animal, the plurality of teat cups (19) are attached to the teats of the animal, and vacuum is supplied to the respective milk lines in order to draw milk from the teats of the milking animal. The cleaning includes removing milk or other residues present at each of the plurality of teat cups by flushing (37) each of the plurality of teat cups with a cleaning fluid supplied via a supply line (36, 34c), evacuating cleaning fluid from each of the plurality of teat cups or from the supply line, and disinfecting at least one of the plurality of teat cups by exposing (60) the at least one of the plurality of teat cups to steam.

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