Patent ID: 6802280
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A rotary parlour for milking of animals, wherein the parlour comprises:a rotary platform arranged to form a support surface for the animals; stalling means arranged to divide the platform into stalls for receiving individual animals, wherein the stalling means comprises a plurality of dividing members each having a first end, a second end, and a vertical axis, wherein the dividing members are arranged to be located between adjacent animals when in a stalling position, with the first end located at a radially outer position in relation to the second end, and wherein the vertical axis of the respective dividing member is positioned at a shorter distance from the first end than from the second end; control means arranged to control the turning of the dividing members around their respective vertical axes; and feeding troughs, each of which has a center and is connected to a respective one of the dividing members, wherein the center of each feeding trough is located at a distance from a vertical plane extending through the first and second ends of the respective dividing member.