Patent ID: 7926449

Claim:
A fluid application system for automatically applying a fluid to the teats of an animal subsequent to the milking of said animal by milking equipment, said system comprising: a fluid delivery arrangement comprising a plurality of applicators, each of the applicators corresponding to a respective teat cup of said milking equipment for applying said fluid to a teat of the animal; and a control arrangement for determining whether a detachment of each teat cup from the teat of the animal is a normal detachment or an abnormal detachment; wherein said control arrangement has a first configuration in which: (a) each applicator is respectively actuated to apply said fluid provided that the detachment of the corresponding teat cup is a normal detachment, and (b) each applicator is respectively not actuated to apply said fluid when the detachment of the corresponding teat cup is an abnormal detachment; and wherein said control arrangement has a second configuration in which at least one applicator is not actuated to apply said fluid upon a detachment of the corresponding teat cup irrespective of whether the detachment is a normal detachment or an abnormal detachment.