Implement for keeping dairy animals
AssigneeLely Patent N.V.
InventorGerth Petersen
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Abstract
An implement for keeping dairy animals, provided with a first and a second production unit and with a care unit having a plurality of subunits, wherein each production unit is provided with at least one accommodation area for a production group, which comprises a group of lactating dairy animals, and with a milking implement for milking the production group, wherein the subunits of the care unit at least include a calving unit for separately accommodating dairy animals in a calving period, and a milking implement for milking newly calved dairy animals, and an infirmary unit for separately accommodating sick animals, and wherein the care unit forms a connection between the production units. There is thus provided a compact disposition, comprising efficient and short distances, for dairy animals requiring care.
Claims13
An implement for keeping dairy animals, comprising:
- four production units,
- a care unit comprising at least one dry animal unit, at least one calving unit having at least one milking robot located at the side of the unit, and at least one infirmary unit having at least one milking robot located at the side of the unit,
- wherein each production unit is provided with an accommodation area for a production group, wherein the production group comprises a group of lactating dairy animals, and at least one milking robot for milking the production group accommodated in the accommodation area of said production unit,
- wherein
- the calving unit is for separate accommodation of at least one dairy animal in a calving period,
- the at least one milking robot of the at least one calving unit is for milking at least one just calved dairy animal,
- the infirmary unit is for separate accommodation of at least one sick animal,
- the dry animal unit is for separate accommodation of at least one dry dairy animal
- wherein each production unit is elongate and has a short side that faces the care unit, wherein the four production units and the care unit are disposed in H-shape,
- wherein the care unit forms a walkable connection between the production units, and
- wherein the milking robots of two production units are contiguous to the dry animal unit and the milking robots of the other two production units are contiguous to the infirmary unit.
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