Patent ID: 8499717
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for milking of animals which are permitted to go loose, comprising: a plurality of stalls, in which the animals are to be milked, wherein said stalls are annularly arranged in a rotatable arrangement, wherein each stall comprises teatcups to be applied to the teats of an animal present in the stall, and at least one local milk tank connected to the teatcups via a respective milk conduit; a testing device arranged to test the quality of the milk to be contained in each local milk tank; and at least two separate lines arranged to receive the milk from each local milk tank, wherein each local milk tank is arrangable for transfers of the milk to one of the lines in dependence of the quality of the milk, wherein each local milk tank has at least one outlet provided with at least one outlet valve, wherein each one of the separate lines has an opening for receiving milk from said at least one outlet, wherein said at least one outlet from each said at least one local milk tank is arranged to be positioned at one of the openings, when milk is to be transferred from the local milk tank, and wherein the testing device is arranged to test the milk on its way from the teatcups to the local milk tank.