Patent ID: 11930781
Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. A milking system, comprising a milking device for milking milk from a dairy animal, a milk line in fluid connection with the milking device, and a sampling and analysis device arranged to take a sample of the milk from the milk line and to analyse milk from the sample,
wherein the sampling and analysis device comprises:
a control unit for controlling the sampling and analysis device;
a tape mover, arranged to move and unwind, under the control of the control device, a tape wound on a tape reel carrying the tape, said tape comprising a base material with provided thereon a series of reagent pads, that are arranged to provide a detectable response in the presence of at least one substance in the sample;
a dosing device arranged to provide, under the control of the control unit, a part of the sample onto one of the reagent pads; and
an optical sensor device arranged to detect optical radiation from said reagent pad supplied with said part of the sample, and to analyse the detected optical radiation to provide an indication of a presence or concentration of said at least one substance,

wherein during provision of the part of the sample the reagent pad is facing downward.