Milking method and apparatus
US8671883B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01J5/0136
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An animal milking method and apparatus wherein a single milk meter measures the total milk flow from all four quarters of an animals udder, and the data generated by the milk meter is used to detect a departure from a predicted milk flow versus time relationship, indicative of an injured teat or an infected udder quarter, for altering the herdsman to a condition which warrants medical inspection of the animal concerned.
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