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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
May. 18, 2022
Delaval Holding Ab, Tumba, SE;
Göran Eriksson, Tumba, SE;
Anders Umegård, Tumba, SE;
DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba, SE;
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a sorting system for automatically selecting animals to be treated during a treatment period. A first aspect is a sorting system automatically selecting animals to be treated during a treatment period. The sorting system includes an automatic sort gate and a control arrangement receiving, via a user interface, user input indicative of sorting criteria applicable to animal properties and a maximum number of the animals allowed to be present simultaneously in the sorting area. The control arrangement is further configured to monitor a number of animals that enter and exit the sorting area. The control arrangement is finally configured to adjust one or more parameter values of the one or more sorting criteria, based on the monitored number of animals that enter and exit the sorting area. The disclosure also relates to a corresponding method and to a computer program for performing the method.