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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 26, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Olaf van der Lely, Steinhausen, CH;
Karel van den Berg, Bleskensgraaf, NL;
Assignee:
Maasland N.V., Maasland, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
119 1402 ;
Abstract
An apparatus including an implement for milking animals such as cows in one or more milking compartments, having at least one automatic feeding system, and at least one animal identification system, both connected to a computer. During the milking of the animal, a quantity of fodder which is adjusted for the particular animal is automatically supplied to that animal by a computer-controlled feeding system. This quantity of fodder is supplied so as to be distributed over the expected milking period.