Method and apparatus for controlling an animal's tail position
AssigneeScott ,Ilktech Limited
InventorsThomas Glover, John Wilson, Robert Wilson
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Abstract
An apparatus is designed for holding the tail of an animal to one side while the animal is on a milking platform. The apparatus consists of a structure mounted to the rail along or around the milking platform which holds the tail such that the pathway to the udder between the animal's rear legs is unobstructed by the tail.
Claims18
A tail positioning apparatus including a hook which engages an animal's tail and moves the tail to one side by relative movement between the animal and the apparatus.
A tail positioning apparatus as claimed in any of the above claims whereby the hook has means to release the tail when the tensile force between the tail and the hook reaches a preset limit.
A tail positioning apparatus as claimed in any of the above claims containing means to continue guiding the tail to the side beyond the point at which the tail is released from the hook.
A tail positioning apparatus as claimed in any of the above claims in which the animal moves past the apparatus on a moving platform.
A tail positioning apparatus as claimed in any of the above claims in which the apparatus moves.
A method of moving an animal's tail to one side comprising moving an animal relative to a hook such that the hook engages and moves the animal's tail to one side.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.