Milk feeding of young animals
OwnerHelen Sundborgerinventor
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Abstract
The present invention refers to a feed apparatus for automatic milk feeding of young animals comprising a feed supply device (6, 6b, 43) comprising a milk line (23, 23b, 23c) connectable to said feed supply device and further connectable to a milking machine (14) arranged for milking of a plurality of animals, wherein said milk line is adapted to automatically transport milk from at least a selected one of said plurality of milk producing animals to said feed supply device. The invention relates further to an arrangement comprising the feed device and to a method for milk feeding of young animals.
Claims32
A feed apparatus for automatic milk feeding of young animals comprising a feed supply device (6, 6b, 43), characterized i n that it comprises a milk line (23, 23b, 23c) connectable to said feed supply device and further connectable to a milking machine (14) arranged for milking a plurality of animals, wherein said milk line is adapted to automatically transport milk from at least a selected one of said plurality of milk producing animals to said feed supply device.
An arrangement for automatic milk feeding of young animals comprising an automatic milking machine (14) for milking of a plurality of milk producing animals and a milk storage tank (15) connectable to said milking machine and arranged for collecting of milk from said plurality of milk producing animals, characterized b y a feed device (6, 6b, 43) connectable to said milking machine by way of a milk line (23, 23b, 23c) and adapted to collect milk from at least a selected one of said plurality of milk producing animals.
A method for automatic milk feeding of young animals at a feed device (6, 6b, 43) comprising the steps of:
- automatically milking a plurality of milk producing animals by means of an automatic milking machine (14);
- and
- automatically collecting milk from said plurality of milk producing animals in a milk storage tank (15) being connectable to said milking machine,
- characterized by
- automatically collecting milk from at least a selected one of said plurality of milk producing animals in said feed device by means of a milk line (23, 23b, 23c) being connectable between said milking machine and said feed device.
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