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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2001
Uzi Birk, Huddinge, SE;
Henrik Norberg, Tumba, SE;
DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a device and method for the milking of dairy animals ( ), comprising individual identifiers ( ) attachable to each individual diary animal ( ); simple feeding station ( ), provided with food dispenser ( ) for dispensing fodder and sensor ( ) for sensing the individual identifiers ( ); combined feeding and milking stations ( ), provided with food dispensers ( ) for dispensing fodder, milking apparatus ( ) for milking animals ( ) and sensors ( ) for sensing the individual identifiers ( ); and control device ( ) for controlling the simple feeding stations ( ) and combined feeding and milking stations ( ), wherein the control device ( ) comprises determining apparatus ( ) for determining a time for the next milking of said individual animal ( ); and output apparatus ( ) for commanding the single feeding stations ( ) to stop dispensing food to the individual animal ( ) if the actual time is after the time for the next milking of the animal ( ).