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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2004
Nils Erik Holmertz, Huddinge, SE;
Epke Bosma, Tumba, SE;
Nils Erik Holmertz, Huddinge, SE;
Epke Bosma, Tumba, SE;
DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba, SE;
Abstract
A method for counting somatic cells or fat droplets in milk on-line during milking by an automated or semi-automated milking system comprising the steps of: flowing milk as milked by the milking system through a measuring chamber (); illuminating milk that flows through the measuring chamber; and recording multiple two-dimensional digital images of illuminated milk that flows through the measuring chamber, wherein the images are recorded through a lens system () to preferably obtain a spatial resolution better than about 5 microns in the images. Finally, a somatic cell or fat droplet count score of the milk is determined from the images by means of digital image processing, preferably including the use of neural networks.