Method of milking a dairy animal by means of a milking system

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PATENT NO 8770144
APP PUB NO 20120204798A1
SERIAL NO

13456355

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The invention provides a system and method of milking and feeding a dairy animal, wherein feed is dispensed in portions during the milking. At a predetermined moment the portion size is reduced, in order to increase the chance that the animal has actually eaten the last allocated portion at the moment when the milking has been ended, so that it will not hesitate to leave the milking parlor. This will result in a reduction of the time during which the milking parlor is unnecessarily occupied, and in an enhanced efficiency.

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  • LELY PATENT N.V.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
De, Groot Pieter Gerlof Giessenburg, NL 14 27
Kortekaas, Martinus Petrus Lisse, NL 7 55

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