Patent ID: 6971330
Filing Date: 2005-12-06
Classification: A01J

Abstract:
1. Method of somatic cell count estimation in quarter milking, characterised by, the steps of connecting a teat cup ( 4 ) to a first teat, taking a sample of the total milk from the first teat when the flow (F 1 ) of milk from said first teat exceeds a predefined value (v), measuring the somatic cell count (C 1 ) for the total milk from said first teat, connecting a teat cup ( 6 , 8 , 10 ) to a second teat, taking a sample of the total milk from said first and said second teat when the flow (F 1 , F 2 ) of milk from each of said first and said second teat exceeds a predefined value (v), measuring the somatic cell count (C 2 ) for the total milk from said first and said second teat, and calculating the estimated somatic cell count (SCC 2 ) for the milk from said second teat.