Automatic separation of animal milk

A device for determining a modified waiting time (MWT) for a milk-producing animal treated with a veterinary medicament, comprising:

• a recording unit for recording at least one quantity of milk;
• a device for determining a milk yield for a waiting time (WT) predefined by the veterinary medicament;
• and
• means for determining a modified waiting time (MWT) on the basis of the predicted milk yield and on the basis of a milk yield for the waiting time (WT) predefined by the veterinary medicament.

An apparatus for separating animal milk in a milking apparatus for milking at least one animal treated with a veterinary medicament, characterized by

• at least one identification means for an animal;
• at least one reading device for recognizing the identification means;
• a memory unit for storing animal-specific data;
• and
• a comparison device for checking whether the milk of the identified animal is to be separated off if a time period between the treatment and the identification is shorter than a modified waiting time, and by at least one means which, as a function of the result of the comparison, is controlled in such a way that the animal's milk either passes into a conduit for consumable milk or into a conduit for non-consumable milk.