Patent ID: 7143718
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for milking of animals, comprising: a number of milking stations, each milking station including a set of teatcups to be attached to the animal to be milked, a local milk-collecting unit, a local milk discharge conduit and a local feeding member; a central milk-receiving unit; and at least a first main milk conduit connectable to each local milk discharge conduit for the transport of milk from each milking station to the central receiving unit, wherein said local feeding member is arranged to feed the milk by pressure from the local milk-collecting unit to the central milk-receiving unit via the local milk discharge conduit and the first main milk conduit, and wherein the arrangement includes a second main milk conduit connecting each local milk discharge conduit to the central milk-receiving unit, wherein the arrangement is arranged to permit the transport of milk from each milking station to the central receiving unit via the first main milk conduit or the second main milk conduit by means of the respective local feeding member.