Systems and methods for milking diary animals involve manually attaching a milking cluster to the dairy animals teats. While the dairy animal's teats are in the liners of the teat cups, pre-dip, milking, and post-dip processes are performed. The milking cluster then detaches from the dairy animal's teats. The system can be implemented in a parallel line, rotary, or herringbone parlor configuration.

Systems and methods for milking diary animals involve manually attaching a milking cluster to the dairy animals teats. While the dairy animal's teats are in the liners of the teat cups, pre-dip, milking, and post-dip processes are performed. The milking cluster then detaches from the dairy animal's teats. The system can be implemented in a parallel line, rotary, or herringbone parlor configuration.

A robotic attacher comprises a main arm, a supplemental arm coupled to the main arm, and a gripping portion coupled to the supplemental arm. The gripping portion is operable to rotate such that at a first time, a nozzle is positioned generally on the bottom of the gripping portion, and at a second time, the nozzle is positioned generally on the top of the gripping portion.

A robotic attacher comprises a main arm, a supplemental arm coupled to the main arm, and a gripping portion coupled to the supplemental arm. The gripping portion is operable to rotate such that at a first time, a nozzle is positioned generally on the bottom of the gripping portion, and at a second time, the nozzle is positioned generally on the top of the gripping portion.

The invention relates to an in-tank raw milk monitoring system and method used in the agriculture and animal husbandry sector, in the field of food production, especially in the cooling and storage tanks in raw milk collection centers, which allows remote and digital measurement of milk quality determining values such as temperature and pH and milk quantity, storage and transmission of these measurement values to remote computers, remote and real-time 24/7 monitoring of tanks, and all these operations to be carried out with minimal need for personnel intervention, which is compatible with industrial computer systems and cloud systems, sends mobile sms and e-mail notifications, can be managed by artificial intelligence thanks to the software it contains, creates a suitable ground for data mining and reporting, and saves labor, energy and time accordingly.

The invention relates to an in-tank raw milk monitoring system and method used in the agriculture and animal husbandry sector, in the field of food production, especially in the cooling and storage tanks in raw milk collection centers, which allows remote and digital measurement of milk quality determining values such as temperature and pH and milk quantity, storage and transmission of these measurement values to remote computers, remote and real-time 24/7 monitoring of tanks, and all these operations to be carried out with minimal need for personnel intervention, which is compatible with industrial computer systems and cloud systems, sends mobile sms and e-mail notifications, can be managed by artificial intelligence thanks to the software it contains, creates a suitable ground for data mining and reporting, and saves labor, energy and time accordingly.

A milking system includes two or more milking devices for extracting a milking from a dairy animal; a central utility system connected with each milking device in the milking system, and a cleaning unit for cleaning the milking devices and milk-carrying parts of the central utility system. The cleaning unit includes a fluid transporting line for transport of cleaning fluid where each of the milking devices is in fluid connection with the fluid transport line, a buffer unit for receiving and temporarily storing extracted milk where the buffer unit is in fluid connection with each of the milking devices through a milk line, and a control unit for controlling the central utility unit. The cleaning unit cleans each milking device and milk line during a cleaning cycle, and at least one of the milking devices is available for extracting milk from a dairy animal during the cleaning cycle.

A milking system includes two or more milking devices for extracting a milking from a dairy animal; a central utility system connected with each milking device in the milking system, and a cleaning unit for cleaning the milking devices and milk-carrying parts of the central utility system. The cleaning unit includes a fluid transporting line for transport of cleaning fluid where each of the milking devices is in fluid connection with the fluid transport line, a buffer unit for receiving and temporarily storing extracted milk where the buffer unit is in fluid connection with each of the milking devices through a milk line, and a control unit for controlling the central utility unit. The cleaning unit cleans each milking device and milk line during a cleaning cycle, and at least one of the milking devices is available for extracting milk from a dairy animal during the cleaning cycle.

Milking diary animals involves manually attaching a milking cluster to the dairy animals teats. While the dairy animal's teats are in the liners of the teat cups, pre-dip, milking, and post-dip processes are performed. The milking cluster then detaches from the dairy animal's teats. The system can be implemented in a parallel line, rotary, or herringbone parlor configuration.

Milking diary animals involves manually attaching a milking cluster to the dairy animals teats. While the dairy animal's teats are in the liners of the teat cups, pre-dip, milking, and post-dip processes are performed. The milking cluster then detaches from the dairy animal's teats. The system can be implemented in a parallel line, rotary, or herringbone parlor configuration.