Patent ID: 8689736
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
1. A method for detecting mastitis of a milking animal in an automated milking machine, comprising: during milking of said milking animal, the milking machine automatically determining a first indicator of mastitis from milk extracted from said milking animal during said milking of said milking animal, the first indicator being a first type of measurement indicating mastitis; during said milking of said milking animal and from the milk extracted from said milking animal during said milking of said milking animal, the milking machine automatically determining a second indicator of mastitis, the second indicator being a second type of measurement indicating mastitis and different from the first type of measurement indicating mastitis; during said milking of said milking animal, automatically evaluating said first indicator of mastitis and said second indicator of mastitis for indication of mastitis of the milking animal; and identifying, based on the result from said step of evaluating, whether there is a need for a third indicator of mastitis to detect mastitis of the milking animal, wherein the third indicator is a third type of measurement indicating mastitis and is different from the first and second types of measurement indicating mastitis.