Method for detecting mastitis of milking animals, a milking system and a computer program product
AssigneeDeLaval Holding AB
InventorsUlrika Ohman, Ola Markusson
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Abstract
A method for detecting mastitis of a milking animal includes the steps of: determining a first indicator of mastitis; determining a second indicator of mastitis; evaluating the first indicator of mastitis and the second indicator of mastitis; and identifying a need for a third indicator of mastitis based on the step of evaluation. An increased reliability is obtained by the method, while the costs are still kept at a minimum. A milking system is also disclosed.
Claims31
1-30. (canceled)
A method (10) for detecting mastitis of a milking animal characterized by the flaps of:
- automatically determining (11) a first indicator of mastitis,
- automatically determining (12) a second indicator of mastitis,
- automatically evaluating (13) said first indicator of mastitis and said second indicator of mastitis, and
- automatically identifying (14) a need for a third indicator
- of mastitis based on the result from said step of evaluating (13).
A milking system (1) for milking a milking animal, said milking system (1) comprising a milking machine including teat cups (2) connected to an end unit by means of milk lines, and a computer (4), characterized by
- means for automatically obtaining a first and a second indicator of mastitis,
- means for automatically evaluating said first and second indicator of mastitis, and
- means for automatically identifying, based on the first and second indicators of mastitis, the need for a third indicator of mastitis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.