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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2021
Lely Patent N.v., Maassluis, NL;
Adolf Jan Van Der Kamp, Kampen, NL;
Pieter Neelus Kool, Berkenwoude, NL;
LELY PATENT N.V., Maassluis, NL;
Abstract
A method for milking and managing a herd of dairy animals by at least attributing an insemination suitability status, the method includes, for each dairy animal, milking the dairy animal by means of a milking device, with a controller. By means of the controller, using a measuring device, determining at least one parameter value PVrelated to the milking. By means of the controller, calculating an index value V of the dairy animal with respect to the herd of dairy animals on the basis of PVand an average parameter value PVfor the herd of dairy animals, which index value V indicates a value ranking order in the herd, and if the index value of the dairy animal fulfils a predefined criterion, automatically by means of the controller attributing to the dairy animal the insemination suitability status 'inseminate no longer'.