Patent ID: 7308866
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: A01J,A01K

Abstract:
1. A method of managing milking animals, said animals are allowed to move in an area intended therefore, said area including a resting area and a feeding area housing an automatic feeding device, said area housing a milking station including an automatic milking machine and an animal identification system, wherein said milking animals are allowed to visit individually and which a selected group of said animals have to visit in order to move from said resting area to said feeding area, said method comprising: establishing a condition for low utilization of said automatic milking machine; and feeding said milking animals by said automatic feeding device when said condition for low utilization of said automatic milking machine is fulfilled to thereby entice milking animals in said resting area to move to said feeding area and to therewith present themselves at said milking station.