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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2019
Applicant:
Delaval Holding Ab, Tumba, SE;
Inventor:
Ilka Klaas, Tumba, SE;
Assignee:
DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/00 (2006.01); A01K 1/12 (2006.01); A01K 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 1/0029 (2013.01); A01K 1/12 (2013.01); A01K 29/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and control unit for controlling a moveable crowd gate of a holding area at an entrance of a milking parlour at a farm where the control unit obtains information from at least one sensor regarding animals present in the holding area, determines a stress level among the animals in the holding area, based on the obtained information, and controls movement of the crowd gate, via an actuator configured to adjust position of the moveable crowd gate, based on the determined stress level.