Patent ID: 7155345

Claim:
A method for regulating a milking process, said method comprising the steps of i) identifying at least one volume of milk, ii) assessing particles in the identified volume by either a) counting of substantially individual somatic cells in the volume of milk, or b) assessing at least one property of at least one biological particle in the volume of milk, iii) obtaining at least one result of the assessment of particles in the identified volume of milk, iv) providing at least one predetermined milk quality parameter, v) correlating the at least one result obtained in step iii) with the predetermined milk quality parameter provided in step iv), vi) transferring any one or both of c) the at least one result obtained in iii), and d) the correlation obtained in v) to regulating means capable of regulating the milking process of at least a portion of the milk being milked, and vii) regulating the milking process based on any one or both of c) the at least one result obtained in iii), and d) the correlation obtained in v).