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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Delaval Holding Ab, Tumba, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/04 (2006.01); A01J 5/013 (2006.01); A01J 5/007 (2006.01); A01J 9/00 (2006.01); A01J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/045 (2013.01); A01J 5/007 (2013.01); A01J 5/013 (2013.01); A01J 9/00 (2013.01); A01J 11/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for sampling milk in a milking machine includes the steps of attaching teat cups to teats of an animal and starting to milk said teats; receiving a first amount of milk in a milk receiver while keeping an outlet valve device open; closing the outlet valve device; continuing the receiving of milk in the milk receiver; agitating the milk in the milk receiver using an agitation device of a milk sampling arrangement; taking a regular milk sample from the milk in an outlet portion of the milk receiver using a milk sample device of the milk sampling arrangement; and opening the outlet valve device so that the milk can be transferred to a milk tank.