Patent ID: 8424488

Claim:
A system for managing a supply of consumable matter to be consumed by milk producing animals, the system comprising: a supply arrangement for supplying consumable matter to a feeding trough from which an animal can eat and/or drink; a control unit that automatically controls the supply of consumable matter to the feeding trough; and an analysis device that automatically analyzes milk from the animal with regard to at least one property of said milk and determines from said at least one property whether the animal is at risk of becoming ill, the control unit automatically receiving information from the analysis device, wherein the supply arrangement comprises i) a first matter supply means for supplying a first consumable matter to the feeding trough, and ii) a second matter supply means for supplying, to the feeding trough, a second consumable matter different from the first consumable matter, and wherein the control unit automatically controls a composition of the consumable matter supplied to the feeding trough by controlling a supply of the first consumable matter via said first matter supply means, and controlling a supply of the second consumable matter via the second matter supply means such that, upon a determination by the analysis device that the animal is at risk of becoming ill, the second matter supply means is activated to provide an additive to the first consumable matter so that the composition of the consumable matter in the feeding trough prevents or mitigates an illness in the animal.