Patent ID: 6479017
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: A01J,G01N

Abstract:
A device for measuring an electrical parameter in the milk during the milking of an animal and conveying a value corresponding to the electrical parameter to an evaluation unit, said device comprising:a transportation member arranged to transport the milk from a teat of said animal to a milk collecting member of a milking machine and forming a passage for the milk to be transported; and at least two electrodes mounted on said transportation member and positioned to be in contact with the milk flowing through the passage and connected to the evaluation unit, wherein the transportation member comprises a wall member provided in the passage and forming a groove extending substantially in the flow direction of the milk flowing through the passage wherein the groove is open towards the passage along the entire length of the groove, said electrodes being provided on the wall in the groove, the groove being provided to receive a part of the milk flowing through the passage, and said groove being shaped in such a manner that at least a part of said received part of the milk flows through the groove while contacting said electrodes.