Patent ID: 7162971
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: A01J,G01N

Abstract:
1. A milk conveyer device for a milking arrangement including a milk storage reservoir; at least one milking unit comprising: a milking attachment for attaching to an animal to be milked; a main milk conduit, coupled to the milking attachment and the milk storage reservoir, for conveying milk from the milking attachment to the storage reservoir; the milk conveyer device further comprising: an analysis element for analyzing at least one selected characteristic of an analysis milk sample generated from a milk analysis quantity of milk; at least one milk sample unit comprising wherein at least part of the milk analysis quantity is the only liquid in the milk conveyer device which provides a cleaning effect of at least the analysis conduit between two consecutive milking operations in a batch, thereby reducing residues of a previous milk analysis quantity conveyed to the analysis element through the analysis conduit.