Patent ID: 6622651
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
Device for automatically milking and feeding animals, comprising at least one milking stall (5) having means (6) for the automatic milking of animals, and having means (7) for feeding animals during milking, an access path (B) along which an animal, can enter the device and walk to the milking stall (5), an exit path (C), along which an animal can exit the milking stall (5), first guiding means (2,3,8) for guiding animals along the access path (B), second guiding means (4, 8, 10) for guiding animals to the exit path (C), a feeding stall (20) for feeding animals, a control system (21) for controlling the milking, feeding and movement of animals and an identification system (1), which is connected to the control system, for identifying individual animals, characterized in that third guiding means (1, 10, 11) are provided for guiding an identified animal from the exit path (C) to a specific feeding stall (20), and the feeding stall (20) is provided with metering equipment (18) for providing an amount of feed which has been determined by the control system (21).