A system for performing an animal-related action, said system comprising: - an operating area with a substrate on which material lies, for example feed and/or manure, - a self-propelled vehicle, which is provided with: • a plurality of wheels, which are movable over the substrate, • a drive and control system for driving and controlling the vehicle, said drive and control system of the vehicle being provided with an electric drive motor and a battery system for storing electrical energy, said battery system being connected to the electric drive motor, • a regulating unit, which is provided with a transmitting and receiving device, said regulating unit being connected to the drive and control system for the regulation thereof, and • a movement device for moving the material lying on the substrate as the vehicle moves, - at least one charging station for the vehicle, said charging station being located in the operating area and being provided with a charging system to charge the battery system of the vehicle, - a central operating system which is provided with a transmitting and receiving device which is designed to communicate with the transmitting and receiving device of the regulating unit of the vehicle, characterized in that the central operating system is provided with a memory in which data are stored comprising navigation data, on the basis of which the vehicle is able to travel a predetermined route from a charging station through at least a part of the operating area and then to a charging station, and the central operating system is designed to transmit a packet of data comprising these navigation data from the transmitting and receiving device of the central operating system to the transmitting and receiving device of the regulating unit of the vehicle, and the regulating unit of the vehicle is provided with a memory for storing said packet of data, and the regulating unit of the vehicle is designed to regulate the drive and control system of the vehicle on the basis of said packet of data in order to enable the vehicle to travel along this predetermined route. - an operating area with a substrate on which material lies, for example feed and/or manure, - a self-propelled vehicle, which is provided with: • a plurality of wheels, which are movable over the substrate, • a drive and control system for driving and controlling the vehicle, said drive and control system of the vehicle being provided with an electric drive motor and a battery system for storing electrical energy, said battery system being connected to the electric drive motor, • a regulating unit, which is provided with a transmitting and receiving device, said regulating unit being connected to the drive and control system for the regulation thereof, and • a movement device for moving the material lying on the substrate as the vehicle moves, • a plurality of wheels, which are movable over the substrate, • a drive and control system for driving and controlling the vehicle, said drive and control system of the vehicle being provided with an electric drive motor and a battery system for storing electrical energy, said battery system being connected to the electric drive motor, • a regulating unit, which is provided with a transmitting and receiving device, said regulating unit being connected to the drive and control system for the regulation thereof, and • a movement device for moving the material lying on the substrate as the vehicle moves, - at least one charging station for the vehicle, said charging station being located in the operating area and being provided with a charging system to charge the battery system of the vehicle, - a central operating system which is provided with a transmitting and receiving device which is designed to communicate with the transmitting and receiving device of the regulating unit of the vehicle,