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Patent AT-E401784-T1: [Translated] SELECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MILKING ANIMALS

Published by National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) | U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | Catalog Last Checked: July 31, 2026 at 09:29 PM | Dataset Last Updated: September 06, 2025
A selection system for animals comprising: (a) a milking area ( 20 ) arranged to enable milking of one or more lactating animals (b) a drinking station ( 30 ) remote from the milking area ( 20 ) in which is positioned an attractant configured to attract an animal from a grazing paddock ( 50 ) (c) an entry race ( 70 ) connecting the drinking station ( 30 ) and the milking area ( 20 ) (d) a control mechanism ( 60 ) configured to permit entry of a lactating animal meeting a predefined criterion into the entry race ( 70 ) from the drinking station ( 30 ). Also a method utilising the above system and comprising: (a) attracting an animal from a grazing paddock ( 50 ) into the drinking station ( 30 ) remote from the milking area ( 20 ) (b) determining whether the animal in the drinking station ( 30 ) meets a predefined criterion (c) permitting entry of the animal meeting the predefined criterion into the entry race ( 70 ).

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