Delaval Holding Ab

Anders Björk

Uzi Birk

Bohao Liao

Magnus Lidman

Gösta Forsén

Thomas Nilsson

Gunnar Pettersson

Martin Rogersson

Lars Kall

Carolus Marinus Bernard Versteijnen

A method for milking animals in a milking station () including a milking machine () for milking said animals, and a first feeding device () for feeding said animals intermittently or continuously with feed, is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of allowing a milking animal to enter the milking station (); feeding the milking animal in the milking station intermittently or continuously with feed by means of the first feeding device (); and milking the milking animal in the milking station () by means of the milking machine (). According to the present invention, the feeding of the milking animal is terminated at a non-final stage of the milking in order to secure that the milking animal has terminated to consume the feed when the milking is finished.

Method and milking station for milking animals

This invention relates to a device and a method for allowing performance of several separate treatment of a teat of an animal. The device includes a cup-shaped body () having a surface () defining an inner space (), which is arranged to receive the teat of the animal. The device also includes a first delivery mechanism arranged to provide a first treatment by supplying a first medium () to the teat via at least a first passage having a plurality of openings () to the inner space () and at least one additional delivery mechanism arranged to provide an additional medium () to the teat, via at least an additional passage having a plurality of openings () to the inner space(). Thereby, the device provides at least two different treatments of the teats at different occasions.

Device and a method for allowing performance of several separate treatments of a teat of an animal

A method and system for controlling the cooling of small milk quantities in a cooling tank ( ) having a bottom wall portion ( ) with a milk cooling surface ( &prime;) within the tank being part of a cooling circuit an agitator ( ) within the tank for stirring the milk therein. The gist of the invention is a) providing an element for measuring the milk quantity in the tank, and a temperature transducer ( ) for monitoring the milk temperature in the tank, b) providing, in the cooling circuit, an evaporator ( ) connected to the bottom wall portion of the tank, a compressor ( ), and a condenser ( ), c) controlling the temperature of the refrigerant in the evaporator by regulating the vaporizing pressure, so that the temperature of the milk cooling surface ( &prime;) is always higher than 0&deg; C. when the compressor ( ) is running, d) monitoring the milk quantity in the tank, and, when sufficient/insufficient for the agitator to work properly.

Method and system for controlled cooling of small milk quantities

An apparatus for automatically milking an animal, comprising at least one teatcup having a teat entrance end ( ), and a movable arm ( ) for moving the teatcup toward a teat of an animal to be milked and attaching it thereto. The teat entrance end of the teatcup is arranged, while being moved by the movable arm ( ) toward the teat, to be held in relation to the movable arm ( ) at a level which is different from that of the teat entrance end ( ) of a further teatcup, when held in relation to the movable arm.

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Norsborg, Sweden

Anders Björk