Patent ID: 8191507
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A01J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A milking plant with a milk monitoring system, comprising: a milk collecting device attachable to teats of the animals, a vacuum supply system, connected to the milk collecting device, and adapted to withdraw milk from the teats; a milk line system (MLS), connectable to the milk collecting device, and adapted to deliver the withdrawn milk to a milk storage device, and a pressure barrier between the milk line system (MLS) and the milk storage device, the pressure barrier comprising a milk storage valve arranged between the milk line system (MLS) and the milk storage device, the milk storage valve being selectively adjustable to prevent fluid communication between the milk line system (MLS) and the milk storage device during cleaning of the milk line system (MLS); and a milk monitoring system to determine an amount of leakage through the milk storage valve during cleaning of the milk line system (MLS), the milk monitoring system comprising a monitoring device to produce a valve health status signal (S