A method and device for performing a milking procedure on a dairy animal
AssigneeLely Enterprises AG
InventorsAlexander VAN DER LELY, Antoon Peter Andre THEELEN
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Abstract
The invention refers to a method and a device for performing an animal related action on an animal. The device comprises a machine arranged to permit milking of the animal according to a process being determined by a number of adjustable parameters defining the nature of the process. The value of a variable related to one or more animals is determined for said animal by determining means. The animal related action is performed on the animal during a current animal related action by means of the machine, wherein at least one of said parameters is adjusted in response to said determined value by control means.
Claims29
A method of performing a milking procedure on a dairy animal, said milking procedure being determined by a number of adjustable parameters defining the nature of the milking procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining for said animal a value of an animal related variable;
- adjusting in connection with a current milking procedure on said animal at least one of said parameters in response to said determined value;
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- performing the current milking procedure.
A device for performing a milking procedure on a dairy animal, comprising:
- a milking machine arranged to perform the milking procedure on said animal according to a process determined by a number of adjustable parameters defining the nature of the process;
- an animal related variable measuring member for determining for said animal a value of a variable related to one or more animals;
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- a control unit arranged to adjust at least one of said parameters of the milking machine in connection with a current animal related action in response to said determined value.
A method of automatically milking a dairy animal using a milking machine adapted to carry out a number of animal related actions on the dairy animal, the milking machine having a number of adjustable parameters defining the nature of the animal related actions, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining for said animal a value of an animal related variable indicating an appropriate
- nature for one or more of the animal related actions;
- adjusting at least one parameter of the milking machine in response to said determined value;
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- performing the milking procedure whereby the nature of the animal related actions are appropriate to the dairy animal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.