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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2002
Jan Eriksson, Uttran, SE;
Jan Eriksson, Uttran, SE;
DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba, SE;
Abstract
In a milking facility () provided with on-site measuring equipment () capable of measuring a quality and/or quantity of milk produced, wherein the milk produced is stored in a milk tank () and is then collected () by a dairy plant, there is provided a method comprising the steps of: (i) receiving () a measured value indicative of the quality and/or quantity of milk produced in the milking facility from the on-site measuring equipment; (ii) receiving () from the dairy plant a corresponding measured value indicative of the quality and/or quantity of milk collected and transported, wherein the dairy plant is provided with high-quality measuring equipment (); (iii) comparing () the measured values from the on-site measuring equipment of the milking facility and from the dairy plant; and (iv) calibrating or verifying () the on-site measuring equipment of the milking facility depending on the result of the comparison.